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April 4, 2008

Hasbro to use Acropolis on Monopoly game

Pawtucket-based Hasbro Inc. won approval from Greece's archaeological council to use images of the Acropolis on Monopoly board games, according to Kathimerini, a newspaper in Greece.

Hasbro will pay Greece $11,700 for the right to use images of the Acropolis and other archaeological items on a collector's edition of the game, the newspaper reported, citing a decision by the Central Archaeological Council.

Some members of the council opposed the proposal, objecting to the use of the Acropolis in a game that is based on the concept of commercial transactions, the newspaper said.

The Culture Ministry allows the use of Greek archaeological images only with approval of the country's central archaeological council and a fee paid to a fund that provides for the upkeep of archeological sites.

The main attraction on the Acropolis archaeological site, in the center of the Greek capital of Athens, is the Parthenon Temple, built between 447 B.C. and 432 B.C., and considered a supreme example of Doric architecture.

-- Journal Business editor John Kostrzewa

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