Many people are afraid of, or do their best to resist change. But here comes one change no one can fight. Hasbro has announced that it will be replacing one of the iconic tokens in the classic game of Monopoly.
While you may not be able to fight this change, you certainly can vote on it on Facebook. Nice of them to let us at least decide what gets replaced with what. Now let’s look at the contenders.
You can choose between a guitar, a helicopter, a cat, a robot and a diamond ring.
One of these will replace one of the original tokens, but which one?
The current pieces are a battleship, a race-car, a thimble, a boot, a “Scottie” dog, an iron and a top hat. But that’s it if you’re playing classic Monopoly.
If you spring the extra cash on the deluxe edition of the game you get a few more. You get a man on a horseback, a locomotive and a cannon.
Why not pick from one of those to replace one of the current pieces?
And for those of you who are angry at Hasbro for altering your favorite game, keep one thing in mind. This isn’t the first time they have done this.
In the 1950s, Parker Brothers, the original publishers of Monopoly, replaced three of their original tokens with three new ones.
The wheelbarrow, which is no longer made for the game, the man on horseback and the “Scottie,” dog replaced a lamp, a purse and a rocking horse. This latest replacement isn’t the first and probably won’t be the last.
At least, this time we get a vote.
While one could argue about tradition being good and that the piece doesn’t need to be changed, they probably don’t realize the change of tokens in the ‘50s. There is no real tradition to Monopoly.
The pieces always have had a chance to change and have in the past. No amount of whining or complaining is going to change this.
But hey, you get to vote on which piece you want gone! And for those who want the new pieces, all of them, and the old, you simply have to wait until later this year.
Hasbro has announced plans for a “Golden Token Edition” which would include all the pieces, new and old.
Now quit worrying over which piece is going to be replaced or what its replacement will be. Instead, why not go play a round of Monopoly with your friends before the game changes forever?