The Wire: it's all in the game

You're watched the TV show , you've read the book , you've visited where it was filmed – you may even have read about it from time to time in the Guardian in print or online – anyway, now get set for ... The Wire Monopoly . The TV show has been turned into the boardgame classic by the good people of The Poke . So two of the corners become, well, corners, and "chance" and "community chest" are transformed into "re-up" and "the game". Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street become "Co-op membership", "Shipment" and "Stash House" – and it's good to see "Hamsterdam" make an appearance. "Wire tap – police surveillance disrupts operation, lose $10,000," says another. But what to use as counters? Monkey respectfully suggests a "burner" (that's a pre-paid mobile phone to the uninitiated), boxing glove, syringe, a vial (red top, blue top or yellow top), ship – no need to change that one – sofa (to be kept outdoors) ... and McNulty's raging libido.