Posted on 03/19/2021 7:09:52 PM PDT by Magnatron
The board game “Monopoly” will be the next classic entertainment brand to receive a socially conscious makeover, publisher Hasbro announced this week.
Hasbro will change all 16 of Monopoly’s “community chest” cards to remove outdated concepts. The company said the classic versions of the cards, which included prompts referencing beauty contests and holiday funds, were “long overdue for a refresh.”
New community chest cards will focus on topics that emphasize “community.” Hasbro asked the public to vote on potential replacements, with rewards for in-game actions such as rescuing a puppy or shopping local among the options. Other cards would penalize players for forgetting to recycle or blasting music too late at night.
“The world has changed a lot since Monopoly became a household name more than 85 years ago, and clearly today community is more important than ever,” said Eric Nyman, Hasbro’s chief consumer officer. “We felt like 2021 was the perfect time to give fans the opportunity to show the world what community means to them through voting on new Community Chest Cards.”
Hasbro said the updated version of Monopoly featuring new community chest cards will be available this fall. It wasn’t clear if a classic version of the game will still be sold.
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...or maybe those will now change to "Race Cards".
It is about time.
Hasbro might need to change their name.
Don’t land on MLK Boulevard.
Here’s one of the new Community Chest cards: “Report your conservative neighbor to the FBI. Collect $100.”
(just kidding - for now)
Funny. And true.
Now they can have “Give $200 to fight climate change” “Give $200 to Al Sharpton” and “Person of color advance to Free Money.”
Wokeopoly
Sowflakeopoly
Railroads are now safe spaces
No thanky
‘I identify as a black lesbian. Pass Go and collect your reparations.’
Maybe monster, international, to big to fail, conglomerates are not the way to go?
Nah. What a ridiculous idea. I am sure it will be fine.
Can’t help but kill the golden goose.
The owners of the copyright don’t even understand the reason for their property’s value.
Don’t land on MLK Boulevard
;-)
But the goal of the game is still to own everything!
To honor this country’s egalitarian spirit, all the spaces on the board will be “community property” and each person wins according to his/her/their means and needs.
They need to add homeless tents, for the LA version.
Hasbra?
And the prices of vintage monopoly sets just went up..
You’d think they would have learned their lesson after this
Are they changing the name of the game? Maybe Tech Monopoly would be more in tune with the times. Goal wouldn’t only be to make money but to also crush dissent.
https://www.monopolycommunitychest.com/en-US
Site to view and vote on the new cards.
Didn’t see anything wild there...
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