Hello Kitty x Starbucks Christmas 2026 Monopoly Board Game

The theming goes past the artwork and into the board itself. The properties are cafés and Christmas shops — Espresso Express, Roasting House Express, Downtown Cafe Express, Gingerbread Bistro, Gift Wrap Gallery, Winter Roast Terrace, Cozy Cocoa Court, Merry Main Street, and Hello Kitty’s House at the expensive end. The utilities are Sparkle Power Co. and Siren Springs Water Works. Even the two card decks are renamed: Chance is Kitty Surprise, Community Chest is Coffee Break.

The rules are the ones everybody already knows, which is the advantage of a licensed edition: nobody has to be taught anything, and the board still looks nothing like the one they grew up with. Hello Kitty stands at the centre in a red Santa coat holding a Starbucks cup, with a lit café and a decorated tree filling the rest of the middle panel. It plays with 2 to 6 people.

What comes in the box

• Group-ready format: Supports 2–6 players for shared tabletop sessions.
• Themed money: Printed notes in seven denominations, each one carrying Hello Kitty’s bow rather than the usual portrait.
• Two renamed decks: Kitty Surprise and Coffee Break stand in for Chance and Community Chest, 30 cards each.
• Six tokens on gold bases: A Starbucks cup, a gift box, a coffee bag, a snow globe, a gingerbread man and Hello Kitty herself.
• Packs down small: A 39 × 39 cm board that returns to a 20 × 20 × 4 cm box between games.

Why these two names sit together

Hello Kitty has been Sanrio’s most recognisable character since 1974, drawn without a mouth so that whoever is looking can decide how she feels. Starbucks built its own December ritual out of a red cup. Both are things people return to every year rather than discover once, which is what makes them sit together on a Christmas board without either one looking out of place.

The design works that overlap rather than just stacking two logos: the expensive properties are roasteries and reserve bars, the cheap end is a cocoa court and a holiday bakery, and the whole board runs on dark green, red, white and gold. The tokens are things you would find in a café at Christmas, not the iron and the thimble.

Technical specifications

Play it on a dry table and put everything back in the box afterwards; that is the whole of the care instructions. For more games in the same vein, see our board game collection.

Frequently Asked Questions

How large is the Hello Kitty x Starbucks Christmas 2026 Monopoly Board Game?

The board measures 39 × 39 cm, with a margin of error of 1 cm. The packaged set measures 20 × 20 × 4 cm.

What components are included?

Six tokens on gold bases, two accessories or decorative items as supplied by the manufacturer, 60 cards split between the Kitty Surprise and Coffee Break decks, and printed notes in seven denominations with 30 of each. The board measures 39 × 39 cm.

How should the board and pieces be looked after?

Play on a clean, dry surface and keep the board, cards and notes away from moisture. Everything goes back in the supplied box afterwards, which is what stops pieces going missing between one Christmas and the next.

Is the theme only on the artwork, or in the game itself?

In the game. The properties carry their own names — Espresso Express, Gingerbread Bistro, Winter Roast Terrace, Hello Kitty’s House and the rest — the utilities become Sparkle Power Co. and Siren Springs Water Works, and the two card decks are renamed Kitty Surprise and Coffee Break. The rules themselves are the standard property-trading ones.

How many people can play?

Two to six. The board is 39 × 39 cm, so it wants a table or a clear stretch of floor rather than a coffee table corner.

How is shipping handled?

Delivery options and timing are shown at checkout for your destination. Order with enough margin if it is meant to be under the tree.