I’ve been a fan of the Monopoly board game for as long as I can remember in all its many forms (board game, McDonald’s Monopoly, and multi-player online). As a teen, I bought my first Monopoly game in Las Vegas at the MGM Hotel and Casino when the Wizard of Oz store still existed. The Wizard of Oz themed Monopoly game was the only one I had to offer up when friends wanted to get together and play, but I always thought it was fun and got a kick out of trying to own the Emerald City and the Yellow Brick Road. Just last year, I reviewed an updated version of Monopoly which allows players to track their earnings and spendings electronically. I love the ease of it, but nothing could ever replace the classic version of Monopoly.
When I received an email in late January stating that one of the classic tokens from Monopoly would be retired and a new token would be voted into the game, I knew I needed to finally get the classic Monopoly game to add to my board game collection. There are a few tokens I just can’t do without, and they are the iron, the thimble, and the wheelbarrow. I’m also pretty partial to the top hat and the Scottie dog. No matter what the decision is, I’ll be sad to see any of the classic tokens go.
There are still a few days left to try to save your favorite token! If you haven’t voted already, visit Monopoly’s Facebook page to vote for your favorite token. Voting ends on February 5th. Unfortunately for me, it looks like the top hat and the wheelbarrow are in the most danger!
Hasbro kindly sent me the classic version of Monopoly to play with my family and friends. While all of the rules are exactly the same as they’ve always been, play time can be speeded up even more with the Speed Die. This is the first time I’ve seen the die, and I can’t wait to play a game using it. Players are given $1000 instead of $1500, the Speed Die is only used after a player goes past Go for the first time. It has numbers one through three on it, as well as images of a Bus and Mr. Monopoly on it. If the die lands on Bus, you get to decide if you move the total number on both white die, or just one of them. This would be especially useful if there is a specific property you want to land on (or avoid!). If you rolled Mr. Monopoly, you would move the total number on the white die and then go forward to the next unowned property. At that time, you can either buy it or auction it.
The last time I played Monopoly with friends, our game was at least two hours long. I’ve played longer games even than that, but with the addition of the Speed Die, I’ll have a better chance of getting people to play with me since the game will be shorter!
What classic token is your favorite? What new token will you be voting for?
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mine is the car and the robot for the new one
My fav classic token is the car and the new one is the helicopter!
My favorite old one is the dog and the new one is the cat!
My favorite classic is the car, and the new one I liked was the robot.
doggie
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My fave is the scottie dog, but I love the new cat too!
my favorite is the scotty dog
My favorite Classic token is the shoe and my favorite new is the diamond ring.
I like the dog the best from the old ones and I like the robot from the new
I like the dog
like the scottie dog
i love the ring
I like the race car
My favorite has always been the dog and I love the new cat token
I love the Dog
My fave is the car & I like the new cat token
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I voted to save the top hat.
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I always liked the dog, but that’s probably because there wasn’t a cat. Yay for the kitty in the new set!
i love the dog
Dog!
I always liked the battleship, but I like the new cat.
The dog.
i like the dog
I like the car.
i like the iron
love the dog and want the cat
My favorite token is the battleship
My favorite to play with is the Thimble. I see they have already announced to lose the iron. Most kids today probably don’t know what an iron is for!!!!
The Scottie is my favorite.
Love the dog!!
The top hat!
my favorite is the horse
I love the cat and the dog!