Modern Monopoly

The London version of Monopoly is swapping its iconic bank notes for debit cards and replacing the dog and iron playing counters with a burger and a mobile phone in a bid to catch up with the times. The changes also include an increase in property prices, rocketing rents, and a change in the London addresses printed around the board. The new version of the game, called Monopoly Here and Now Electronic Banking, comes with a little machine that transfers money from one player's bank card to another.

Despite the changes and the upgrades, there is one thing that remains the same - the 'go to jail' punishment. "You do go to jail, that will never change," the spokesman said.