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Stunned homeowners rip up old carpet and find massive Monopoly board hidden underneath
A COUPLE were left stunned after pulling up an old carpet in their home and finding a huge Monopoly board sketched on the floor.
The popular game board had been painted onto the floor years earlier by previous owners.
A couple were left shocked after finding a large Monopoly thought that had been painted under their carpet by previous owners[/caption]
The current homeowners took a photo of the board, which features the popular London properties and rail stations from the family-favourite game.
It even has the community chest, chance and a jail.
The discovery was an unexpected surprise by the couple, and was shared online by their son-in-law.
Taking to Reddit, he wrote: “While tearing up their carpet, my in-laws found a giant monopoly board.”
The floor sketch features the popular London properties and rail stations from the family-favourite game[/caption]
His post has racked up more than 8,200 upvotes and 1,300 comments.
It turns out that massive floor games were once popular decades ago,
One Reddit user wrote: “It was a style for playrooms back in the day.”
Another said: “Showed this to my wife, and she reminded me that there’s a whole neighbourhood near us, built in the mid-50s, that has game boards painted or tiled onto their basement floors.
“Seems to have been a selling point or something.”
A third commented: “I’ll never forget always wanting one of these when I was younger.”
Many people said the couple should try and keep the Monopoly board as their floor, and the son-in-law admitted he was trying to convince them.
One said: “I hope they keep it!”
The son-in-law said: “Trying to convince them to cover it in epoxy and do the rest of the flooring around it how they originally wanted.”
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