McDonald's Monopoly 2021 has officially started - how to play and the prizes up for grabs

McDonald’s Monopoly, which was first launched in 2005, was cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic - but it’s back once again with bigger and better prizes ready to be won. This is everything you need to know about McDonald’s Monopoly 2021. What is McDonald’s Monopoly and how can I play? Players can take part in McDonald’s Monopoly by collecting game pieces found on the packaging of qualifying McDonald’s menu items - these game pieces share the same road names you’d find on a Monopoly board, like Mayfair and Fleet Street. Each game piece represents a tile on the Monopoly board, which you can get for free from a McDonald’s restaurant, or you can play along online instead. By collecting a specific set of tiles, you can be in with a chance of winning some big prizes - although the pieces that will win you the biggest prizes will be harder to come by, as there are fewer of these pieces in rotation. Additionally, there are also instant win stickers that can be redeemed immediately by players. These are usually food items from McDonald’s. If you want to take part, you’ll need to be over the age of 16. What prizes are up for grabs? There are loads of different prizes available to be won with McDonald’s Monopoly. Here are just some of the prizes available: Of course there is always the chance of winning food from McDonald’s as well, like chicken nuggets, Big Macs and McFlurries. What are the qualifying menu items? Not every menu item from McDonald’s is included in the Monopoly game. These are the items that are included: When does McDonald’s Monopoly start? Originally McDonald’s Monopoly was going to begin earlier this year, on 24 March, but instead it was pushed back due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions and closures affecting its branches. It officially began today, Wednesday 25 August. However, McDonald’s had already printed and dated over 200 million Monopoly game pieces when the decision was made to postpone the game. McDonald’s said: “McDonald’s has repurposed the packaging with these outdated game pieces to ensure the Monopoly promotion at McDonald’s could return for customers as soon as it was safe to do so in August. “The game pieces will include incorrect expiry dates, so McDonald’s are urging customers to check the dates.” What are the new dates? The new dates for the 2021 McDonald’s Monopoly game goes as follows: Campaign dates Play from: Play until: Collect to win Redeem prize by (except McDonald’s food): Redeem McDonald’s food prizes by: Instant win Redeem prize by (except McDonald’s food or discount vouchers): Redeem McDonald’s food or Just Eat discount vouchers by: Redeem discount vouchers by (except Just Eat vouchers): Online game Enter from: Enter by: