tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post2035380350261008842..comments2024-03-07T15:32:53.014+02:00Comments on Yehuda: The Top Ten Most Expensive Board Games in the WorldYehuda Berlingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-80684729871231902942011-03-02T01:01:00.466+02:002011-03-02T01:01:00.466+02:00I ought to introduce myself - Max Parker of Geoffr...I ought to introduce myself - Max Parker of Geoffrey Parker Games. I think probably our latest design we are working on at GB pounds £4.4M pretty much gets to # 1. We also made the luxury games at Zontic and the Cluedo at Dunhill. We have also made a £500,000 Monopoly and a quarter odf a million pound Backgammon for a private jet. You might enjoy our "home movie" at the following link http://vimeo.com/13276971Max Parkerhttp://www.geoffreyparker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-58952245197357383902008-10-23T10:45:00.000+02:002008-10-23T10:45:00.000+02:00As for go boards, adam had the right idea. They ar...As for go boards, adam had the right idea. They are made of a solid piece of kaya wood. No carvings, gold, diamond lacing and the like. The professional players, at least in Japan, would think that as uncool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-72919138702414618852008-09-11T18:00:00.000+03:002008-09-11T18:00:00.000+03:00MOST EXPENSIVE MONOPOLY SETTHE LONGEST LIST OF THE...MOST EXPENSIVE MONOPOLY SET<BR/>THE LONGEST LIST OF THE LONGEST STUFF AT THE LONGEST DOMAIN NAME AT LONG LAST<BR/><BR/>What is the most expensive monopoly set in the world?<BR/><BR/>Sidney Mobell, a jeweler from San Francisco put together a Monopoly set in 1988.<BR/><BR/>The houses and hotels were solid gold, the pips in the dice were diamonds. The board was made of sapphires, rubies and gold.<BR/><BR/>The value of this expensive Monopoly set: A mere $2,000,000.00Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-76739463359344219162008-02-21T22:51:00.000+02:002008-02-21T22:51:00.000+02:00Thanks, anon.YehudaThanks, anon.<BR/><BR/>YehudaYehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-64830103749422233792008-02-21T22:10:00.000+02:002008-02-21T22:10:00.000+02:00Hi,you should also have a look at:http://www.viden...Hi,<BR/><BR/>you should also have a look at:<BR/>http://www.videndum-games.com/<BR/><BR/>The Palazzo Farnese costs aout 30 000 Euros.<BR/><BR/>There is a nice video interview here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.cliquenabend.de/index.php?page=artikel&artikel=faktdesmonats10<BR/><BR/>CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-88739892325441861212007-09-30T13:03:00.000+02:002007-09-30T13:03:00.000+02:00Does anyone know anything about a leather cluedo s...Does anyone know anything about a leather cluedo set, I think sold by "Dunhill" that retailed for about 3000 Pounds Sterling?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046271976382853313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-70748431921145958842007-09-27T23:41:00.000+02:002007-09-27T23:41:00.000+02:00Thanks for your nice post!Thanks for your nice post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-75230121602639154512007-03-17T18:42:00.000+02:002007-03-17T18:42:00.000+02:00Well, they must have had a sold out then... Mind y...Well, they must have had a sold out then... Mind you, it was over 5 years ago...<BR/><BR/>Cheersgnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-58763259839115353522007-03-16T11:30:00.000+02:002007-03-16T11:30:00.000+02:00The Yellow Mountain Goban looks pretty, but I thin...The Yellow Mountain Goban looks pretty, but I think that it's not a good quality board. Serious go players like boards from a solid piece of Kaya wood so that it gives the proper click when smacked with the go stones (made of slate and clam shell). Since Kaya is very expensive there are some other species that are commonly used, but it's always a solid piece of wood. I'm not sure, but my guess is that layers of bamboo would give a rather unsatisfactory result. I can't find anything for sale on the Internet in English, but according to <A HREF="http://senseis.xmp.net/?kaya" REL="nofollow">Sensei's Library</A> a genuine Kaya board with attached legs costs from $2,000 to $25,000.<BR/><BR/>I wonder what the most expensive board games in the world are whose expensiveness is *not* a result of their components (i.e., they have basically the same types of components that you find in the regular games we play).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-79195067247169777472007-03-16T08:47:00.000+02:002007-03-16T08:47:00.000+02:00Thank you, easterangel.YehudaThank you, easterangel.<BR/><BR/>YehudaYehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-40026763438736320302007-03-16T02:53:00.000+02:002007-03-16T02:53:00.000+02:00I award this as the "Post of the Day" on my daily ...I award this as the <A HREF="http://postawards.blogspot.com/2007/03/post-of-day-yehuda.html" REL="nofollow">"Post of the Day"</A> on my daily <A HREF="http://postawards.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">"Post Awards"</A> blog!<BR/><BR/>This is a superb post! I didn't know that board games could be that expensive. It is worthy to note that chess sets figure prominently since it is really a game that caters to imaginative designs.Henry Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13810218045503091573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-51663072929224565262007-03-15T18:28:00.000+02:002007-03-15T18:28:00.000+02:00Gnome: I looked on Harrods. The top price I saw wa...Gnome: I looked on Harrods. The top price I saw was about $850.<BR/><BR/>I also looked on Christies and Sothebys. No luck.<BR/><BR/>YehudaYehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-63470605846279724072007-03-15T18:25:00.000+02:002007-03-15T18:25:00.000+02:00Wow... Oh, but I remeber a very expensive leather ...Wow... Oh, but I remeber a very expensive leather Monopoly with silver houses and golden pieces (I think) at Harrods. It was quite some years ago and must have cost over 4-5,000 pounds.<BR/><BR/>Great post.gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.com