Canadians must take their Monopoly pretty seriously. So serious, in fact, that Montreal might become the new Boardwalk.
In the worldwide online voting for Monopoly's upcoming Here & Now: The World Edition, Montreal has surged ahead of Paris for the top spot on the new Monopoly board.
Montreal (4.8 percent) is easily outpacing Paris (3.5 percent), which may have to settle for the Park Place spot. According to today's leaderboard, the rest of the top five includes Cape Town, London and Sydney. New York City currently ranks sixth (aka Marvin Gardens).
But it's Canada that is monopolizing the Monopoly voting, thanks to coordinated online efforts like this.
All three of Canada's nominated cities look like sure bets to be included on the new board, when voting ends at the end of the month. In addition to Montreal (which would earn the Boardwalk space), Vancouver ranks ninth (Illinois Avenue) and Toronto ranks 16th (States Avenue). No other country has even more than one city slated for the board.
Canada could even gain another entry. Once voting concludes February 29, another vote of the top 20 wild-card cities will determine the first two spots on the board. And, right now, Quebec (third) and Winnipeg (fourth) are polling behind only Gdynia, Poland (first) and Taipei, Taiwan (second).
There could be some other surprises on the board, including Riga, Latvia (11th) and Belgrade, Serbia (12th). But it's not too late to cast your own votes for your favorites. I already revealed why I voted for Chicago and Ljubljana, but which cities are you voting for?
