History of the board game Monopoly the US, still considered the board game's "birthplace." However, Dana Terman, two-time US Champion, placed second at the 1980 World Championship, Richard Marinaccio, the 2009 US Champion, placed third at the 2009 World Championship, and Brian Valentine, the 2015 US Representative, placed third at the 2015 World Championship. Nicolò Falcone of Italy defeated players from 27 countries plus the defending champion in the 2015 World Championship held at The Venetian resort in Macau. The original hand made editions of the "Monopoly" game had been localized for the cities or areas in which it was played, and Parker Brothers has continued
Warcraft: The Board Game their opponents are eliminated. Players may also win on victory points: strategic locations on the board (which include a player's own town hex), if occupied, award victory points. Three cards in each player's experience decks also award victory points, and upgrading any type of unit to its highest level awards one victory point. Players immediately win the game if they accumulate 15 victory points (30 in a team game). An expansion for "Warcraft: The Board Game" was released in 2004, which adds additional game mechanics familiar to "Warcraft III" players to the board game. Additional mechanics added include heroes, summoned