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Thinking Big: Qatar Goes For Largest Monopoly Game

by Renee Montagne, NPR
May 30, 2011

The tiny Persian Gulf state of Qatar is hoping to go where others haven't gone before. This coming weekend, officials at the Doha Trade Fair are organizing an attempt to build the world's largest Monopoly game. The board will be well over 1,500 square feet.

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