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My friend really wanted a Harry Potter monopoly board – but sadly they do not exist. So I made one!
I spent 80+ hours on the board layout, the cards, and all the extra details. I’m so happy with the final product though!
Starting with the final product: board and all the pieces
Mirror image print – creating the board layout was difficult, but also fun to create my own properties
Lay out a layer of polycrylic, lay down the paper, allow to dry, and rub away the paper. It leaves the ink behind
Finished the rubbing with some woodburned edges
Adding the center image and burning the card spaces
An (incomplete) photo of the properties – front and back
Railroads turned to Transportation Methods of the Wizard Community and I turned utilities to newspapers
Charms=Chance, Potions=Community Chess
I used Disney Monopoly pieces and a little spray paint for the houses/hotels
Instead of paper money, I used the Wizard coins of knuts, sickles, and galleons; but with my own variation. I changed the values to simply 10, 50, and 100 values instead
I bought a poker case to hold the money and the cards, tokens, and pieces
I printed out Monopoly Rules (slight HP Variation of course) for the top. Gold spray paint on some wood dividers completed it. (She’s a Gryffindor, hence the color scheme).
Final layout
With another image of the Gringotts logo on the case and I’m all done
Final photo
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LD Beatty 7 years ago
he would be sued by Harry Potter as he doesnt have the rights
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Rue Granger 7 years ago
I swear, if this was on sale, I'd buy them instantly. That's what Potterheads do :D
Kem Wills 7 years ago
Sheila Robinson. .The name Monopoly, and the associated graphics and text are also copyright." "Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans are not protected by copyright." "Copyright law does not protect simple product lettering or coloring, OR the mere listing of PRODUCT ingredients or contents." The name Monopoly and the PRODUCT ingredients or contents in the game is not protected unless it is used for PROFIT. Fan art done for personal pleasure to make a profit will expose the fan to the risk of suits. There is NO Harry Potter Monopoly. AND there is no profit being gained with this Monopoly. it is for personal use. You have to be careful because of your business. I believe that gains PROFIT. :)
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Robert Izenson 7 years ago
I'm guessing this was made for personal use only. If the author was to try and market it, or put it on Kickstarter, there's a very good chance they could be sued for copyright infringement. Now that that's out of the way, I gotta say, this was incredible! Nicely done!
Tracy Moorhead 7 years ago
You are a very very good friend with monster talent! I've looked at this section several times in awe of your creativity! Too bad you can't work a deal with Ms. Rowlings and the Monopoly folks to produce these on a bigger scale!! Great idea, people would buy these for sure!!
Kem Wills 7 years ago
LD Beatty..Apparently you don't understand "owning rights" ."WHAT IS NOT PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT.. Copyright law protects the expression of facts and ideas, not the ideas and facts themselves. Works that have not been fixed to a tangible medium are just ideas. Ideas are fair game for everyone to express in their own words. Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans are not protected by copyright law. Copyright law does not protect simple product lettering or coloring, or the mere listing of product ingredients or contents." This Monopoly game is an idea that has not been created before and has not been sold for Profit. NO rights have been infringed on. If he tries to gain profit from it, he would need Parker Brothers and W.B permission.
Khushi Hegde 7 years ago
50 points to you Jenna Shaw. Dont know which house you belong to but hey!
Oscar Aguirre 7 years ago
I want one, and I sure as hell would pay buckets for it. Let me know if you’d ever be interested.
Robin Scudder 7 years ago
The legal complications of just posting the pics are mind baffling. I really love what has been done but it really is a legal minefield crossing lots of different companies (Disney, WB, Waddingtons to name a few) Good luck
RespectThePaiva 7 years ago
Do you want to be my friend? I've a spot available. I always have a spot for a person like you.
Marcia Savidant Hinks 5 years ago
It's beautiful, hope you get credit if they go into production. You are the creator after all. :)
weatherwitch 6 years ago
This is Absolutely amazing and you are a truly fantastic talented person!!
Kem Wills 7 years ago
I don't know why there's not a reply option under Ty Duffy :) "Funding on Kickstarter is all-or-nothing. No one is charged for a pledge towards a PROJECT unless it reaches its funding goal. A creator is the person or team behind the project IDEA, working to bring it to LIFE. Backers are folks who pledge money to join creators in bringing PROJECTS to life." They do not sell products. he would not get paid for it. He could put this on Kickstarter then they take it off immediately OR He could get a backer to help a team prefect the game & the backer tries to convince WB & JK to create a H.P monopoly. You cant be sued for an idea."WHAT IS NOT PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT.. Copyright law protects the expression of facts and ideas, not the ideas and facts themselves. Works that have not been fixed to a tangible medium are just ideas. Ideas are fair game for everyone to express in their own words."H.P monopoly is Not a tangible medium.The most that can happen is Kickstarter don't except it.
Kem Wills 7 years ago
BTW Kickstarter would get permission before backers helped him bring the game to life.
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James Mitchell 7 years ago
Hey i would love to get the rules for this game... like how many coins you give out to each player?
Teh Woei Ti 7 years ago
May we ask you to share the files of your design? So we could make it ourselves!
Brenda Pereira 7 years ago
This is ingenious. Unfortunately, I'm willing to bet that the monopoly game makers are not going to be ok with it being marketed.
Joanna Wright 7 years ago
would be great if you could share the templates you used. or even sell them. i'd be willing to pay for them. im rubbish on computers, and would never be able to make them myself!
Arran Forster 7 years ago
Will you make the plans, cards available for download for others to do this as well?
Arran Forster 7 years ago
Do you have the files available for download? Like the cards, plans etc?
Marta Dzhambazova 7 years ago
Hi! Have you thought of making a business out of this? I am quite interested in ordering a board like this :)
Irene van Vessem 7 years ago
That's fantastic. Please start mass producing them, I need one urgently ;-)
Catherina Fijalkauskaite 7 years ago
THIS IS AMAZING *throws money on laptop* WHY ISN'T THIS A THING?!
Sheila Robinson 7 years ago
It is absolutely brilliantly done BUT the Harry Potter stuff is trademarked, both by JK Rowling and Warner Brothers and as such you aren't allowed to use it in your work. You have to be very careful when using images and concepts which aren't original.
Geo Boti 7 years ago
He is not selling this and this item was made for his personal use... it is like someone telling me I can't paint anything that's trademarked and hang it on my wall etc etc. I hope you can understand what my point is. On the other hand if he started a mass business selling those monopoly using the name "Harry Potter" or anything else that is already trademarked by the HP series, then yeah he would certainly get into some serious trouble.
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Ingrid Collender 7 years ago
This is an AWESOME idea for my 30yr old daughter!!! She is gaga over Potter! I have almost a year at my disposal to the next birthday...
Alexandru Dumitru 7 years ago
Where can i get the graphics and the rules i wanna make one too for a friend :D
LD Beatty 7 years ago
he would be sued by Harry Potter as he doesnt have the rights
Load More Replies... Rue Granger 7 years ago
I swear, if this was on sale, I'd buy them instantly. That's what Potterheads do :D
Kem Wills 7 years ago
Sheila Robinson. .The name Monopoly, and the associated graphics and text are also copyright." "Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans are not protected by copyright." "Copyright law does not protect simple product lettering or coloring, OR the mere listing of PRODUCT ingredients or contents." The name Monopoly and the PRODUCT ingredients or contents in the game is not protected unless it is used for PROFIT. Fan art done for personal pleasure to make a profit will expose the fan to the risk of suits. There is NO Harry Potter Monopoly. AND there is no profit being gained with this Monopoly. it is for personal use. You have to be careful because of your business. I believe that gains PROFIT. :)
Load More Replies... Robert Izenson 7 years ago
I'm guessing this was made for personal use only. If the author was to try and market it, or put it on Kickstarter, there's a very good chance they could be sued for copyright infringement. Now that that's out of the way, I gotta say, this was incredible! Nicely done!
Tracy Moorhead 7 years ago
You are a very very good friend with monster talent! I've looked at this section several times in awe of your creativity! Too bad you can't work a deal with Ms. Rowlings and the Monopoly folks to produce these on a bigger scale!! Great idea, people would buy these for sure!!
Kem Wills 7 years ago
LD Beatty..Apparently you don't understand "owning rights" ."WHAT IS NOT PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT.. Copyright law protects the expression of facts and ideas, not the ideas and facts themselves. Works that have not been fixed to a tangible medium are just ideas. Ideas are fair game for everyone to express in their own words. Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans are not protected by copyright law. Copyright law does not protect simple product lettering or coloring, or the mere listing of product ingredients or contents." This Monopoly game is an idea that has not been created before and has not been sold for Profit. NO rights have been infringed on. If he tries to gain profit from it, he would need Parker Brothers and W.B permission.
Khushi Hegde 7 years ago
50 points to you Jenna Shaw. Dont know which house you belong to but hey!
Oscar Aguirre 7 years ago
I want one, and I sure as hell would pay buckets for it. Let me know if you’d ever be interested.
Robin Scudder 7 years ago
The legal complications of just posting the pics are mind baffling. I really love what has been done but it really is a legal minefield crossing lots of different companies (Disney, WB, Waddingtons to name a few) Good luck
RespectThePaiva 7 years ago
Do you want to be my friend? I've a spot available. I always have a spot for a person like you.
Marcia Savidant Hinks 5 years ago
It's beautiful, hope you get credit if they go into production. You are the creator after all. :)
weatherwitch 6 years ago
This is Absolutely amazing and you are a truly fantastic talented person!!
Kem Wills 7 years ago
I don't know why there's not a reply option under Ty Duffy :) "Funding on Kickstarter is all-or-nothing. No one is charged for a pledge towards a PROJECT unless it reaches its funding goal. A creator is the person or team behind the project IDEA, working to bring it to LIFE. Backers are folks who pledge money to join creators in bringing PROJECTS to life." They do not sell products. he would not get paid for it. He could put this on Kickstarter then they take it off immediately OR He could get a backer to help a team prefect the game & the backer tries to convince WB & JK to create a H.P monopoly. You cant be sued for an idea."WHAT IS NOT PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT.. Copyright law protects the expression of facts and ideas, not the ideas and facts themselves. Works that have not been fixed to a tangible medium are just ideas. Ideas are fair game for everyone to express in their own words."H.P monopoly is Not a tangible medium.The most that can happen is Kickstarter don't except it.
Kem Wills 7 years ago
BTW Kickstarter would get permission before backers helped him bring the game to life.
Load More Replies... James Mitchell 7 years ago
Hey i would love to get the rules for this game... like how many coins you give out to each player?
Teh Woei Ti 7 years ago
May we ask you to share the files of your design? So we could make it ourselves!
Brenda Pereira 7 years ago
This is ingenious. Unfortunately, I'm willing to bet that the monopoly game makers are not going to be ok with it being marketed.
Joanna Wright 7 years ago
would be great if you could share the templates you used. or even sell them. i'd be willing to pay for them. im rubbish on computers, and would never be able to make them myself!
Arran Forster 7 years ago
Will you make the plans, cards available for download for others to do this as well?
Arran Forster 7 years ago
Do you have the files available for download? Like the cards, plans etc?
Marta Dzhambazova 7 years ago
Hi! Have you thought of making a business out of this? I am quite interested in ordering a board like this :)
Irene van Vessem 7 years ago
That's fantastic. Please start mass producing them, I need one urgently ;-)
Catherina Fijalkauskaite 7 years ago
THIS IS AMAZING *throws money on laptop* WHY ISN'T THIS A THING?!
Sheila Robinson 7 years ago
It is absolutely brilliantly done BUT the Harry Potter stuff is trademarked, both by JK Rowling and Warner Brothers and as such you aren't allowed to use it in your work. You have to be very careful when using images and concepts which aren't original.
Geo Boti 7 years ago
He is not selling this and this item was made for his personal use... it is like someone telling me I can't paint anything that's trademarked and hang it on my wall etc etc. I hope you can understand what my point is. On the other hand if he started a mass business selling those monopoly using the name "Harry Potter" or anything else that is already trademarked by the HP series, then yeah he would certainly get into some serious trouble.
Load More Replies... Ingrid Collender 7 years ago
This is an AWESOME idea for my 30yr old daughter!!! She is gaga over Potter! I have almost a year at my disposal to the next birthday...
Alexandru Dumitru 7 years ago
Where can i get the graphics and the rules i wanna make one too for a friend :D
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