Monopoly has launched a new Elf-themed game that’s now available to buy here in the UK and it sounds absolutely brilliant.
Yes, it may only be September, but there’s no harm in getting into the spirit early - especially when it's for something this good.
The iconic board game has been reimagined in the world of Elf, the 2003 Christmas smash hit starring Will Ferrell and directed by Jon Favreau.
The film is an undeniable Christmas classic and often right at the top of the watch list for most people as the festive season begins to roll around.
Just like the iconic Elf, the game also follows Buddy the Elf as he travels from the north pole to New York City in search of his father, after finding out that he is actually a human and fleeing Santa's workshop.
Using key themes from the film, this customised Elf board game works just like the original Monopoly that we all know and love - with some festive quirks added in for good measure.
Suitable for those aged eight and over, you will travel around the board touring wondrous landmarks on Buddy's journey.
All of this is done using festive tokens like maple syrup - taking care not to be a "cotton headed ninny muggins" and end up in jail.
Further tokens referencing classics from the film include Santa’s bag, a mailroom coffee mug, a polar bear cub, Santa’s sleigh, and a Jack-in-the-box.
New festive additions to the board that nod to the film, meanwhile, include Santa’s Workshop, the Empire State Building, and Central Park Woods.
Featuring a host of iconic moments from Christmas favourite Elf such as custom hotels and homes, players of this special Monopoly edition will get to relive some of their favourite film moments through the new board game.
Elf Monopoly is now available to buy Amazon for £37.95here.
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Traitors star and comedian Joe Lycett is putting cash behind the bar at a pub in Sheffield
Comedian Joe Lycett is putting money behind the bar at a pub in Sheffield this week, as he continues to encourage people to get out and support their local boozers.
The TV favourite – who is also currently one of the stars on The Traitors – announced the news as he bid farewell to his fictional TV pub The Lycett Arms.
On the show, he said: “There are 45,000 pubs in the UK – go and give them some love.”
Joe Lycett then proceeded to list 30 brilliant pubs up and down the country, including one in Sheffield, and announced that the drinks are on him this week.
He told audiences: “[This] Friday I’ll be putting a little bit of money behind the bar in all the pubs you’ve just seen. I hope you can have a drink on me.”
The chosen pub in Sheffield is The Hallamshire House, a lovely old boozer serving real ale in Crookesmoor.
Announcing the news to social media, Channel 4 and Joe Lycett wrote: "Take this as your excuse to drop what you’re doing, call a mate, and head to your local pub. Even if you see this during the middle of a working day. Go. Be free."
Well, you certainly don't have to tell us twice.
Some pubs have even agreed to match the offer, commenting on the post: “Thank you so much for the shout out. Next time you find yourself nearby, pop in for a pint!”
So this Friday, get your friends together and have a free pint on Joe Lycett himself - you know you want to.
BBC is casting for next series of The Traitors and wants people from Yorkshire who are ‘good at lying’ to apply
Clementine Hall
The BBC is currently casting for the next series of The Traitors, and is looking for some deceptive Yorkshire folk to take part.
It's safe to say that The Traitors is pretty much a cultural phenomenon at this point.
Pretty much everyone and their dog is tuning in to watch The Celebrity Traitors on Thursday and Friday evenings, but this time it's not about the celebs.
Producers describe The Traitors as a ‘game of trust and treachery’, and there’s always plenty of twists, turns, shocks, and surprises along the way – but do you reckon you’ve got what it takes to play?
If so, the BBC is currently casting for the next series of the popular show, and is calling on people in Yorkshire and across the UK to apply.
Applications are currently open to players who are over 18 years of age and have the right to legally reside in the UK.
The first series of the smash-hit BBC reality competition show proved pretty popular when it premiered back in 2022, but the second series took things to a whole new level, and truly seemed to capture the attentions of the nation like no other – with millions of viewers tuning in to watch the three episodes each week.
But in case you haven’t seen it, The Traitors is, put simply, a competition series that’s built on strategy, suspicion, and deception, where a team of players are tasked with competing in a series of missions – with the more missions they complete successfully, the bigger the prize pot gets.
However, hidden among the players are the ‘Traitors’, who meet in secret and decide who to eliminate from their fellow players known as the ‘Faithfuls’.
The aim for the ‘Traitors’ is to stay undetected until the end, while the aim for the ‘Faithfuls’ is to banish all of the Traitors before the game ends.
Up for it? You have until 31 May 2027 to get your applications in online here.
Georgina Pellant -
15th September 2021 
