Did you play Monopoly when you were a kid? 

Did you play it alot?

Do you remember how you felt initially about buying Boardwalk (Mayfair) and Park Place (Park Lane)?

They were too expensive, right? 

Some of the names in the .tv extension are like Boardwalk and Park Place in Monopoly.  It might cost more in the beginning to own and develop these properties...but once you saw the competitive advantage they gave any player in the game, you suddenly felt different about acquiring them.  In fact, your strategy changed and you wanted these properties first if the opportunity to buy fell into your lap. 

If you could acquire these two properties, then you get a serious leg up on your competition, or that was your opportunity to get yourself back in the game if another player acquired monopolies before you did. 

With the right kind of development and marketing you can create some real cash cows out of these .tv names.  As early adopters of the extension (but possibly late to the game of domaining), those holding .tv properties are holding some of the highest worth domain names when you realize that the Internet is incredibly young.

Did you ever play long enough to see one player with cash generated from hotels on a variety of his/her monopolies make a bid to buy Boardwalk and Park Place from another player who did not get the jump soon enough or have the luck of getting enough traffic? 

That was the .com investor buying out the .tv investor who didn’t have enough money to develop those properties, generate traffic to them, and make them the hits they can be.

I am hearing that some serious .com investors are now opening their eyes to .tv...are you really surprised?  The .tv extension is a logical investment if you know how to win at Monopoly.

For those unfamilar with Boardwalk and Parkplace, or Mayfair and Park Plane, then look below to find the two Monopoly properties relevant to your country.

Germany: Schlossallee & Parkstraße
Spain: Paseo del Prado & Paseo de la Castellana
Australia: Kings Avenue & Flinders Way
Argentina: Obelisco & La Boca
France: Rue de la Paix & Avenue des Champs-Élysées
Italy: Parco della Vittoria & Viale dei Giardini
New Zealand: Queen Street & Lambton Quay
Russia: Arbat & Malaya Bronnaya
Finland: Erottaja & Mannerheimintie
Scotland: Edinburgh Castle & Princes Street
England: The City & Canary Wharf
Brazil: Brooklin & Jardim Paulista
Romaina: Bulevardul Primaverii & Bulevardul Magheru