Posted on 01/09/2013 5:24:21 PM PST by blueyon
In many families, Monopoly fights start long before the property is purchased. Inevitably, every player wants the same playing piece.
Well, it's time to stand up for your beloved old boot or Scottie dog or thimble, because Hasbro is aiming to get rid of it.
The company has announced plans to upgrade Monopoly, which will include replacing one of the game's iconic tokens with a fancy new figurine.
Even worse, Hasbro is making you decide which one will go. From now through Feb. 5, fans can vote to save their favorite token -- and which new one will take the place of the least popular piece.
(Excerpt) Read more at games.yahoo.com ...
The shoe, definitely get rid of the shoe. Of course, the ladies would probably outvote me to keep that one, because it’s a proven fact of science that all women love shoes.
No, stupid marketing move. Sure, it got it’s name in the headlines but it’s going to tick more people off than it will bring them in to buy the “new and improved” game with the new pieces. Sorry, just like when Coke decided to change the recipe, I left and didn’t go back. I’ll keep my old game with all our favorite pieces.
Replace the shoe with a Gold Dill-Doe!
They can have my battleship when they pry it from my cold dead hands.
Oh crap, now they replace one of the iconic tokens with Francis doing Bob or Barbara muffing Denise... social justice and equality you know.
keep the hat :)
Are they replacing it with a small statue of Obama?
/sigh....why is it always FB?
Replace the dog.
"Don't give me no teenage queen,
Just hand me my emm-sixteen."
A silver bullet?
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