Wednesday, January 9, 2013

PROTECT THE THIMBLE:  In a vote being conducted on Facebook, Parker Brothers will be eliminating one of the original Monopoly tokens and replacing it with a robot, ring, cat, helicopter, or guitar.

15 comments:

  1. This is more a plea for attention than an improvement or innovation, though. Parker Bros. remains unwilling to address more basic issues with the franchise, for example:

    Does Monopoly Suck? http://vimeo.com/23271705
    (A New School Lecture by Jesse Fuchs.)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Perhaps they should leave the tokens alone, and move the setting to a less flood-prone area.

    ReplyDelete
  3. lisased10:25 AM

    But the thimble is my fidget during the game!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Just to flog that link a little, it does include a section on the origin of the game tokens!

    ReplyDelete
  5. bristlesage10:38 AM

    Acquire is a compelling alternative to Monopoly. Just a much, much better game.

    That said, it doesn't have the thimble, the King of the Monopoly Pieces.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Marsha11:32 AM

    Finally, we can be rid of that damn iron.



    (By the way, finally got around to playing Monopoly Deal. Fantastic.)

    ReplyDelete
  7. What? I love the iron. Most stable piece on the board.

    It looks like shoe is losing at the moment.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Y'all know since the internet is involved there's no way the cat isn't winning the new slot?

    ReplyDelete
  9. The Pathetic Earthling12:51 PM

    Weird that the dog is that far ahead of everything else.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Jenn.1:48 PM

    Not weird at all. Save the Scottie!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Sadly, Hasbro has yet to pick up rights to my far more realistic, yet less exciting, competitor "Antitrust Lawyer."

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Anonymous2:09 AM

      There are at least 2 readers of this blog who own the board game Antimonopoly.

      Delete
  12. The Pathetic Earthling6:03 PM

    I could have safely bet my under of 90 minutes before you chimed in about that.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Having learned their lesson though, they have not sued you to destroy it either.

    http://antimonopoly.com/

    ReplyDelete
  14. isaac_spaceman11:56 AM

    The winner will be a robot cat wearing a ring and playing a guitar in a helicopter.

    ReplyDelete