Alyssa Ferraro told police she slapped her boyfriend during a Monopoly row (Picture: Hooksett Police)

Board games have been known to cause arguments.

But one woman was arrested after taking things a step further: slapping her boyfriend over a game of Monopoly.

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Officers in Hooksett, New Hampshire, were called to the home of 21-year-old Alyssa Ferraro after they received a domestic disturbance call relating to the board game.

And Ferraro told arresting officers that she and her boyfriend had a row while playing and she had responded violently.

Ferraro was charged with domestic violence-related simple assault (Picture: Getty Images)

‘She got into an argument with her boyfriend over a game of Monopoly and open-hand slapped him in the face,’ according to a police statement obtained by CBS Boston.



Ferraro was taken directly to jail (she did not pass go nor collect £200), where she was charged with domestic violence-related simple assault.

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She was bailed for $2,000.

The alleged victim didn’t require medical attention.