Nigerian officials unveil new version, with artificial island joining Mayfair and Boardwalk on list of most expensive properties

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Nigeria's largest city of Lagos may not have Mayfair or Boardwalk, but now Monopoly is taking inspiration from the city's sprawling chaos.

Officials unveiled a Lagos-themed version of the board game on Tuesday in the city, with a massive display of the board on the floor at Lagos City Hall on Lagos Island showing the familiar spaces with their new themed names.

The most expensive property is not Mayfair, but Banana Island, which is an artificial island with mansions and exclusive apartments. The cheapest is Makoko, a waterfront slum of homes on stilts. There's still Chance and Jail, with the option of Just Visiting as always.

Hasbro Inc, which owns the rights to Monopoly, said Bestman Games Ltd would distribute the Lagos version of the game under an exclusive licence.