Top Trumps USA representative Aaron Green said the company will be launching a new San Jose-themed Monopoly board game.
Top Trumps USA is a company that makes an assortment of world-famous educational card and board games, according to their website.
Green made the announcement at the Monopoly in the Park attraction near the Children’s Discovery Museum a mile away from San Jose State on Wednesday.
Green said he wanted the game to highlight places San Jose residents are fond of or find nostalgic.
“This [board] is going to feature the best of San Jose,” Green said. “From great local businesses, all the landmarks, the statues, the places you hang out, the places you went to as a kid, the places you go as an adult, please send in your ideas.”
He said it was important the board focuses on the city of San Jose and how it was a nice fit largely because of the Monopoly in the Park attraction.
“No other place has the Guinness world record for the largest Monopoly installation anywhere, so what a natural fit,” Green said. “Here it is, your city already celebrates Monopoly.”
Jennifer Metzger, Sales and Business Development Manager for Top Trumps USA, said gathering ideas of what places are popular or noteworthy is key in developing the game itself.
Green said keeping excitement for the game is important and he won’t reveal what areas of San Jose will be included in the board until its release.
He also said he wants every university to have a themed board game, including SJSU.
Metzger said the geography of San Jose has given them trouble with what areas to include or leave out.
“Everyone will know Silicon Valley, but when you say San Jose they’re going to be like, ‘What?’ So we’re trying to figure out the name and what to call it,” Metzger said. “Right now we just want to make the announcement so people know we’re doing it.”
