Hotels and houses will sprout up across Bradford and there will be plenty of free parking as the city gets its own version of iconic property game Monopoly.
Game manufacturers Winning Moves said it was an “easy decision” to create a Bradford edition after it was crowned UNESCO’s first City of Film and was named England’s Curry Capital in December.
People will now be asked to vote for property spaces on the new board – with about 30 regional landmarks replacing the likes of Oxford Street and Park Lane – as well as offering suggestions for the board’s most expensive site Mayfair.
In the running for the most prestigious square on the board are the Alhambra Theatre, City Hall, the National Media Museum, Salts Mill and the Bronte Parsonage Museum.
Other landmarks set to feature in the game, which will be in the shops in October, include Bradford Cathedral, Odsal Stadium, St. George’s Hall, Valley Parade, Haworth Main Street and Ilkley Moor.
David Robertson-Brown, chairman of the Destination Bradford tourism partnership, said: “This is a marvellous fun initiative for the people of Bradford.
“We feel it stems from a growing recognition of the truly fantastic offer the district has – with global brands such as the Brontes, Delius, Hockney, a UNESCO World Heritage Site at Saltaire, the UNESCO world City of Film status and England’s Curry Capital to name but a few.
People can nominate Bradford landmarks for particular squares by e-mailing bradford@winningmoves.co.uk from today. Voting ends at noon on April 22.
- Read the full story in Tuesday's T&A
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