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Cheapest Ways to Get McDonald's Monopoly Game Pieces

Save money while winning at McDonald's Monopoly

By , About.com Guide

If you want to play the 2011 McDonald's Monopoly Game, you're going to need game pieces. Are you wondering how to get the most game codes for the least money? Here's the breakdown on the cheapest ways to get McDonald's Monopoly Game Pieces:

Free McDonald's Monopoly Game Codes:

To enter the online portion of the Monopoly Sweepstakes, you only need codes. Codes can be found on non-winning game pieces, but you can also get them for free through communications from McDonald's, My Coke Rewards, and more. See the Free McDonald's Monopoly Codes discussion in the Sweepstakes Forum for more free codes to enter.

Monopoly Game Pieces for the Cost of Stamps:

You can get McDonald's Monopoly game pieces without purchase (and without calories) by mail. According to the Monopoly rules, get your free game pieces by sending a SASE to:
2011 MONOPOLY Game at McDonald's Game Piece Request, P.O. Box 49180, Strongsville, OH 44149-0180.
Getting game pieces by mail will cost you two stamps and two envelopes.

Cheapest McDonald's Food Products to Buy to Get Game Pieces:

If you want to get game pieces by buying McDonald's products, here is the approximate list of items to buy, in order from cheapest to most expensive per game piece. See the table at the bottom of the page for more details.
  • Hash browns
  • Large Fries
  • Medium fountain drink
  • Egg McMuffins (but not Sausage McMuffins)
  • Oatmeal
  • 20-piece Chicken McNuggets
  • Medium and large iced and blended McCafe beverages including Smoothies and Frappes
  • Filet-O-Fish
  • Big Mac
  • 10-piece Chicken McNuggets

To see if any of the game pieces you receive are rare, see Rare 2011 McDonald's Monopoly Game Pieces.

Be careful, however, of Game Piece Trading Scams. If you have a rare piece, you've all but won the prize. If you have a common piece, they're a dime a dozen. Either way, don't be tempted to "team up" with anyone else to share prizes.

Approximate Cost of Game Pieces on McDonald's Food Purchases:

*Note that these prices are approximate. Prices may value from store to store, and special deals and coupons might lower prices on various items. Also, these prices are for purchase of individual items. A Big Mac Meal with a large fry and large fountain drink would contain several game pieces for less money per piece.

McDonald's ProductCost of McDonald's Product*Number of Game PiecesCost per Game Piece*
Hash Brownsaround $0.891 game pieceabout $0.89 per game piece
Large Friesabout $22 game piecesabout $1 per game piece
Medium Fountain Drinkaround $1.501 game piecearound $1.50 per game piece
Egg McMuffinsabout $1.651 game pieceabout $1.65 per game piece
Oatmealabout $1.991 game pieceabout $1.99 per game piece
Medium and Large Iced and Blended McCafe Beveragesaround $2.501 game piecearound $2.50 per game piece
20-Piece Chicken McNuggetsabout $52 game piecesabout $2.50 per game piece
Filet-o-Fishabout $3.501 game pieceabout $3.50 per game piece
Big Macabout $4.001 game pieceabout $4 per game piece
10-Piece Chicken McNuggetsabout $4.001 game pieceabout $4 per game piece

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