In case there was any doubt, Pleasanton has arrived! Not only does it have a vital historic downtown, a thriving business community and its own regional shopping mall; it now has its own board game.

You know, like Monopoly, "pass Go and collect $200." Only instead of the Reading Railroad and Marvin Gardens, the squares of the "Game of Pleasanton" will be filled with the names of well-known local businesses and personalities. Downtown merchants were approached first so as to give the game a special "heart of Pleasanton" feeling. Some of the merchants and town luminaries who will be featured include the Pleasanton Hotel, the Cheese Factory, Meadowlark Drive-in Dairy, Mayor Frank Brandes and the Pleasanton Bakery. The object of the game is to try to buy Pleasanton properties using your business acumen combined with the luck of the dice.

The game will be available later in the summer and will be sold by the Pleasanton-Livermore Junior Women's Club at Pleasanton’s Heritage Days celebration in September. The price of the game will be approximately $12. The Junior Women hope to sell 900 games and net close to $11,000.

The proceeds from the sales will benefit several local charitable organizations including the Valley Community Health Center, the Make-a-Wish Foundation and Good Citizenship for Youth, a pilot program being organized by the Junior Women in conjunction with the Pleasanton Police Department.

The 30 spaces on the game board were purchased by the various businesses and local figures for $150-$325 each and these proceeds plus a copyright fee were paid to Michael Glenn Productions which designs and produces the game package for various communities.

So, here’s something to look forward to for those cool winter evenings ahead. Curl up in front of the fire and pretend you’re a Pleasanton wheeler and dealer!

To see a reproduction of the original article and edition of Pleasanton Pathways, visit: June 23, 1986 Pathways.