Winning Moves New Forest Monopoly Board Game, Pick up a Chance or a Community Chest, watch out for taxes, jail and bankruptcy and trade your way to success, makes a great gift for players aged 8 plus

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The scheme, run by registered charity the New Forest Trust, has recently funded a wide range of conservation, education and commoning projects. Carol Seymore, from Go New Forest and other local business representatives offered the new regional edition of Monopoly (Image: Newsquest) The response since our announcement earlier this month that the New Forest is getting its very own official Monopoly has exceeded all our expectations." We are one of 30+ New Forest organisations to ‘Pass GO’ in the MONOPOLY: New Forest Edition game. This New Forest version of the world’s most popular board game features “the great and good” of the region - from the National Park, to Rufus Stone, to Bolton’s Bench .. and many more, including the New Forest Basics Bank! And in their place? A pony (replacing the Scottie dog), walking boots (rather than the plain boot) and several others which the public will decide on.

Carol Seymour, business manager of Go New Forest, said: "We're absolutely thrilled at the news that we're having our very own Monopoly game as well as coming first in Winning Moves’ search for the UK’s top area of outstanding beauty.The visitor welcome film, led by the New Forest National Park Authority with Forestry England and Go New Forest, the official Destination Management Organisation for the New Forest, encourages visitors and locals to help look after the landscape, buy local and get around car-free. Hiking boots and an ice cream cone are also the leading favourites to feature in place alongside the traditional top hat and ship. PERFECT FOR NEW FOREST LOVERS: This stunning New Forest edition of Hasbro’s classic board game Monopoly is perfect for 2–6 players and makes a great gift for players aged 8 and up INCLUDES 6 METAL TOKENS: choose from tokens including the pig, bike and boots, and tour recognisable spaces, like Sway Tower, Sandy Balls and Furzey Gardens

Serving up a treat to guests at the launch was New Forest Ice Cream, which also features on the game board with a specialist ice cream game token.

She said: ‘Go New Forest is proud to have chosen Love the Forest as its charity of the year and members are keen to step up their support of visitor giving. It’s great that our first project together is helping to protect the very thing our visitors come to see – the spectacular landscape and the traditional way of life here.’ Move your pony token from the Bolderwoodsquare to the Rufus Stone square… you have the chance to make a voteto suggest the landmarks, customised cardsand four of the tokensto feature in the game!