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Monopoly: Thimble Gets the Boot!
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3 members have voted
| February 16th, 2017 at 9:40:32 AM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 | According to breaking news, Hasbro is dropping the Thimble as a Monopoly piece to replace it with some as yet unnamed "modern" replacement. The thimble was one of the original pieces, and has been part of the game since 1935. What should replace it?  |
| February 16th, 2017 at 11:09:24 AM permalink | |
| stinkingliberal Member since: Nov 9, 2016 Threads: 17 Posts: 731 | A smartphone. |
| February 17th, 2017 at 2:25:54 AM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5098 | funny that the choice might still be an old-fashioned look, like the telephone - bottom row I'd be Ok with it, the T-rex, the turtle, or the racing car. Now the Wizard can psycho-analyze me! Why didn't he comment already I wonder? I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
| February 17th, 2017 at 7:27:49 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | Nobody under the age of 70 seems to sew anymore except maybe a button. If I can't have the Wizard hat I would choose the dinosaur. BTW, I oppose all these changes. I think part of the charm of Monopoly is the nostalgia (why is there an I in that word?). Where else can you pay $2 in rent for something or win only $10 for coming in second in a beauty pageant? Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| February 17th, 2017 at 8:55:19 AM permalink | |
| stinkingliberal Member since: Nov 9, 2016 Threads: 17 Posts: 731 |
And where else can you be thrown in jail for landing on the wrong property? |
| February 17th, 2017 at 9:17:44 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
Lots of places, but not in Monopoly. You can end up in jail by: 1. Rolling doubles there times in a row. 2. Landing on the "go to jail" square, which isn't a property. 3. Directed there by a Chance or Community Chest card. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| February 17th, 2017 at 9:53:54 AM permalink | |
| buzzardknot Member since: Mar 16, 2015 Threads: 7 Posts: 497 | Wasn't the iron removed in 2013 ? |
| February 17th, 2017 at 10:24:08 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
Yes. It was replaced by a cat. In looking this up I see from the Wikipedia page that retiring pieces is nothing new. In 1942 the lantern, purse, and rocking horse were replaced with the dog, horse & rider, and the wheelbarrow. However, the same page says the wheelbarrow was an original piece, starting in 1937, so I don't know which is correct. Hopefully Paco can straighten out the mystery of the wheelbarrow.  Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| February 17th, 2017 at 2:34:29 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18204 |
Even when they made it I guess A.C. was suspicious about people who keep rolling Hardways? The President is a fink. |
| February 17th, 2017 at 4:08:39 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
I'm suspicious of people who can roll a yo 18 times in a row. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |