Augieopoly is a special edition customized board game celebrating all things Augustana. It was sold in 2018 in honor of Augustana's 100 years in Sioux Falls.
Risk passing or failing with the "Pass/Fail" cards and be reassured you're going to gain something when you select from the "Augie Advantage" deck.
Because pictures are worth a thousand words, here are some historical photos that relate to the game's cards:
Additional historical details behind the "Pass/Fail" cards are included in the links below:
- It’s the first beautiful day on campus after a long winter! Head to the Green with a blanket and good book. Get a sunburn and lose a turn.
- Dining Services raids the dorms in search of missing dishes. You have a bunch of red glasses on your desk. Roll the dice to see how many glasses you “borrowed” and pay $10 for each one.
- You took a bad Buzzbook photo that will haunt you all year. Pay $20
- You and your friends plan to attend an Augie vs. SDSU basketball game, but get caught with a dead rabbit in your bag and are thrown out. Pay $100
- You forgot to wear your freshman beanie and got caught. Pay $50
- You overslept and missed class. Go back 3 spaces.
- You add a major. Move ahead 5 spaces.
- Bowl a gutterball in the Back Alley bowling alley. Pay $25
- Hail to the King! Hail to the Queen! Skol! Collect $100 for being chosen as Viking Days royalty.
- Go, Augie, Go! Earn $100 if you can sing Augustana’s fight song.
- You and your friends get written up for breaking Inter-visitation Hour rules. Pay $50
- You and your roommate break into Old Main. Roll the dice to see if you get caught. Even number, you get caught and pay $20. Odd number, you don’t and collect $20.
- It’s finals week and you have a big test to take. If you roll 1-3, you pass and collect $20. If you roll 4-6, you fail and pay $20.
- Head to the Bookstore to resell your textbooks. Collect $150
- It’s 1963 and the Board of Regents has just allowed social dancing on campus. Waltz on over to the Edith Mortensen Center (formerly known as the Old Gym) to practice your moves. Collect $30
- Your article was published in the Mirror. Collect $25
Historical details behind the "Augie Advantage"cards are included in the links below:
- It’s move-in day of your freshman year! Head to Bergsaker or Solberg Hall to begin your college adventure.
- Show your pride in Augie’s past and move to any one of the 3 buildings on the National Historic Register (Administration, East Hall, Old Main). Collect $50
- Move to the Sioux Falls Depot (just like Augustana did in 1918). If it’s available, you can buy it for half price. If not, pay half the rent.
- You’ve got mail! Head to the Morrison Commons and find $50 in your mailbox from an alumnus who had your campus box when he was an Augie student. (Earn an extra $10 if you can still remember the combination to your campus mailbox!)
- Give your senior sermon in Chapel. Move to the Chapel and collect $10.
- Augie’s campus is always growing. Add an apartment to one of your properties for free!
- Today, September 1, 2015, Augustana College becomes Augustana University. Collect $100
- You snagged Elsie’s last cinnamon roll in the Huddle! Collect $100 and celebrate all the ooey-gooey goodness.
- China, Ireland, India… where should you travel on your study abroad trip? Collect $20 and get your passport ready!
- You marry your Augie sweetheart. Go to the Chapel and collect $100.
- Classes are canceled. It’s a snow day on campus! Stop at Dining Services before you go sledding and collect $50. (Don’t forget to grab a tray!)
- Move to Tution Due, but do not pay. Thanks to the generosity of donors, you get a scholarship! Collect $100 instead of paying.
- Go, Augie, Go! Vikings win another NCAA DII National Championship! Collect $200
- Sing in Christmas Vespers. Collect $25
- You’re elected ASA president. Collect $100
- You took advantage of the Augustana alumni network and got a job right after you graduated. Collect $400
Learn more about Augustana's history.