The 13 Most Unnecessary Versions Of Monopoly In Human History

Monopoly is an iconic game that, in the true spirit of capitalism, has been over-marketed to death. The worst Monopoly boards take a total niche subject and try to stretch the game around it, leaving consumers asking, "why on Earth was this ever made?" For this list we examine the dumbest versions of Monopoly ever made, and when you're done reading it, you'll be begging to go directly to jail if it means not having to play them. Some of these are actually very rare Monopoly boards that only collectors own, and that's most definitely a good thing.

Street Fighter Collector's Edition has you buying, selling, and trading fighting arenas, because everyone who played Street Fighter in the '90s always asked themselves, "wouldn't it be cool to own E. Honda's bathhouse?" If the game doesn't already sound dumb, then maybe the playable pieces will convince you, which include Chun-Li's wristband and an actual Hodoken. Yes, you read that right- one of the game tokens is literally a Hadoken, and it looks dreadfully stupid. Don't play this game, guys. Just go home and be a family man.

The demographics for Monopoly and The Littlest Pet Shop franchise can't possibly have much crossover. How many little girls are absolutely chomping at the bit to sit down at the table, do math, and argue about tax rates and mortgages? The Parker Brothers are crafty, though, so they made sure to include adorable figurines with this version, ensuring that young children will throw fits for years to come and force their parents to buy something they will never, ever use.

Have you ever thought to yourself, "I really love Best Buy. I love it so much that I wish there was a way to simulate the experience of standing in line to buy yet another phone charger in board game form"? If yes, then you're in luck, because Monopoly: Best Buy Edition does exactly that. Choose from purchasing exciting properties such as "welcome display" and "transaction center" as you rip off customers by charging them $60 for a USB cable. If someone lands on your "Geek Squad" property you can give their computer viruses on purpose so they have to come back the next month and pay you an exorbitant amount of money again. Fun!

The official website of Big Bang Theory Monopoly encourages you to "mock your friends Sheldon-style as they land on your property." I can't imagine a quicker way to get someone else to flip the board over and punch you in the face than screaming "Bazinga!" at them while playing an already frustrating board game. It also encourages you to "negotiate for key locations like Sheldon and Leonard's apartment and Mrs. Wolowitz's house," which seems to imply that you'd possibly have the chance to evict them from their homes. Hmm, maybe this one's alright after all.

According to reviews on the Internet, the Batman and Robin version of Monopoly has no rule changes whatsoever. Basically, they wanted you to buy it because you're a huge fan of the movie. That means they obviously manufactured these things before the movie came out, because no one in their right mind would have expected people to actually buy this after watching the piece of garbage that is Batman and Robin. Freeze in hell, Batman and Robin: Collector's Edition; you just might be worse than the movie itself.

A lot of people don't like raisins, and a lot of people don't like Monopoly, so this one was really a natural fit. If you don't get enough farming in your daily life, paying the $75 "irrigation tax" might help you get your fix. Does anyone in the world really love raisins enough to buy a Sun-Maid Raisins version of Monopoly? Seriously, let's see the sales numbers for this thing. Even if you do love raisins, and think Sun-Maid raisins are the best raisins, would you really want this in your home? Is there someone out there that would argue you should play Sun-Maid Raisins Monopoly over the original, or say, something like Marvel Comics Monopoly? We want to meet that person.

The Alaskan Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is a grueling endurance run in which a musher and a team of dogs travel roughly 1000 miles across the state of Alaska in wind chill of up to minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit. If you read that and thought, "why doesn't this have a Monopoly version?" then don't worry! It exists, because of course it does. The Monopoly version is nothing like the actual race, as it mainly consists of buying up properties which represent towns along the route. Even the most hardcore Monopoly collector thinks you're a loser if you own this one.

Look, we all love Garfield, but did the Monday-hating feline really need his own version of Monopoly? It's hard to imagine this game had any buyers outside a handful of weirdos who have entire rooms in their homes dedicated to Garfield memorabilia. The most expensive spaces on the board are "fat cat" and "lazy kitty," which just goes to show how hard Parker Brothers was shoehorning Garfield into Monopoly to make this game work. Even Jon Arbuckle isn't pathetic enough to keep this one in his home.

If there's anything equally as exciting and mind-blowing as a game of Monopoly, it's bass fishing. The Parker Brothers were warned about the dangers of combining these two activities due to the risk of players dying from pure sensory overload, but they simply didn't care. The world needed Monopoly: Bass Fishing Edition, risks be damned. The game includes spaces for both largemouth and smallmouth bass, because the Parker Brothers are psychotic, thrill-seeking, adrenaline junkies who have no limits. If you have a death wish, pick up a copy today, because life is as extreme as you want to make it!

If you love cats, you probably hardly ever play Monopoly. As anyone who has ever had a cat can attest, the cat will lie down in the middle of the board the moment you start playing, forcing you to either quit or shoo it away a million times. I guess this version aims to simulate the experience of having a cat, because the properties include things like "wet food," "yarn," and "box." Hopefully it also has spaces for "pukes in your shoes," "pees on your bed," and "empty out the litter box" for true realism.