▁was ▁un ve iled ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁by ▁Victor ▁Watson ' s ▁grand son , ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁named ▁Victor . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁British ▁Secret ▁Service ▁contact ed ▁W adding ton ▁( who ▁could ▁also ▁print ▁on ▁sil k ) ▁to ▁make ▁Mon opol y ▁sets ▁that ▁included ▁escape ▁maps , ▁money , ▁a ▁comp ass ▁and ▁file , ▁all ▁hidden ▁in ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁sent ▁by ▁fake ▁P OW ▁relief ▁char ities ▁to ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war . ▁ ▁The ▁standard ▁British ▁board , ▁produced ▁by ▁W adding tons , ▁was ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁the ▁version ▁most ▁familiar ▁to ▁people ▁in ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁( except ▁Canada , ▁where ▁the ▁U . S . ▁edition ▁with ▁Atlantic ▁City - area ▁names ▁was ▁repr int ed ), ▁although ▁local ▁variants ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁are ▁now ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁several ▁of ▁these ▁countries . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Win ning ▁Mov es ▁proc ured ▁the ▁Mon opol y ▁license ▁from ▁Has bro ▁and ▁created ▁new ▁UK ▁city ▁and ▁regional ▁ed itions ▁with ▁spons ored ▁squares . ▁Initial ly , ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁W ▁H ▁Smith ▁stores , ▁but ▁demand ▁was ▁high , ▁with ▁almost ▁fifty ▁thousand ▁games ▁sh ipped ▁in ▁the ▁four ▁weeks ▁leading ▁to ▁Christmas . ▁Win ning ▁Mov es ▁still ▁produces ▁new ▁city ▁and ▁regional ▁ed itions ▁ann ually . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁income ▁tax ▁choice ▁from ▁the ▁