The college joins other Exeter City landmarks and organisations celebrating the city’s own MONOPOLY board launched today.

Exeter hit the national headlines earlier in the year, as social media went into overdrive, after it was claimed Devon’s ancient capital city was just too well-heeled to have its’ own equivalent of Old Kent Road. This square is the most moderately priced location on the world’s favourite family board game.

Stepcote Hill, the city’s oldest street was named as the most popular choice for the Old Kent Road square and saw the official launch of the popular board game while the prestigious ‘Mayfair’ square has two iconic landmarks – the Cathedral and the medieval Guildhall.

Exeter College is featured pride of place on the board lid, central board and as one of the city’s educational organisations together with the University and Maynards School.

Cllr Rosie Denham, Lead Councillor for Economy and Culture says: “I am absolutely thrilled that the voting public has chosen Exeter to be represented in a special edition of the world’s most famous board game – in the very year that the game is celebrating its 80th year! This is great news for Exeter, and I for one am extremely excited about seeing the final board revealed”.

Dan Taylor, Head of Custom Games at Wining Moves UK – who have produced the board under official license from MONOPOLY owners Hasbro – says: “Thank you to everyone who voted for this great board. In effect there are two Mayfairs on the Exeter board which is fitting, bearing in mind the debate that it is too posh for an Old Kent Road.

22 MONOPOLY property sites take on an Exeter flavour and feel, with the Chance and Community Chest cards heavily customised too. The four train stations from the original London board take on a ‘travel’ theme and are St David’s and Central train stations, Exeter International airport and Exeter bus station.