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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Hasbro will change all 16 of Monopolys "community chest" cards to remove outdated concepts.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, Hasbros 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."
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LiberalLoner
(9,762 posts)They would show you two possible new cards and you could vote for the one you liked best.
I know change is hard but the new cards are going to be very nice and heartwarming, trust me on this.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)The Potato Head household was only the beginning.
(I'm heading there to vote now...)
LiberalLoner
(9,762 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,328 posts)"THEY'RE CANCELLING MONOPOLY!"
TeslaNova
(275 posts)Mysterian
(4,594 posts)A private company making decisions about thier product? Why is that ridiculous?
JI7
(89,271 posts)USAFRetired_Liberal
(4,167 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)dogknob
(2,431 posts)dogknob
(2,431 posts)nuxvomica
(12,443 posts)But they always did seem kind of old-timey, even when I was a kid.
no_hypocrisy
(46,191 posts)THAT'S fun!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Monopoly
LiberalLoner
(9,762 posts)And rentiers and accumulation of wealth.
cojoel
(957 posts)I don't remember it being super popular in my family, though my older brother liked it a lot.
NotASurfer
(2,155 posts)If I remember ambiguities in the rules were resolved by majority vote, no filibuster permitted. Another point in the game's favor
eShirl
(18,503 posts)Treefrog
(4,170 posts)in that day I did. Coke was my drink when I did drink soda. Even when they tried to bring back Classic coke, it never tasted the same to me.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Things should never change or be corrected. Ever. Absolutism rules.
Lunabell
(6,110 posts)I kind of like the classics, despite their outdated cards and stuff. But it's a corporate decision to appeal to a broad spectrum of people. It's the current trend and I'm good with that.
jalan48
(13,886 posts)feelings of the wealthy.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)That was always my "kiss of death".
Efilroft Sul
(3,582 posts)Paladin
(28,273 posts)...preliminary to screaming about it non-stop, to the dumb sheep who worship him. Hey, Tucker: Go WOKE yourself.
Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)Solidarity.?
vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)Because of the whole mr. Potato Head now they're going to do it again because they're like yeah I want to piss these people off
BannonsLiver
(16,457 posts)Some people will think its a meaningful gesture toward a better America (its not, really) while others will think the world is going to hell in a hand basket (its not).
JHB
(37,162 posts)...rolls out just in time for Christmas. Or maybe for next Christmas, just to create an artificial shortage.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)the game my parents bought in the 1960's
Had to do some counterfeiting about 15+ years ago but it is still going strong.
cojoel
(957 posts)The objective of the game is for the players to try to drive all of the other players to insolvency. The one who accomplishes this wins.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,857 posts)... into debt, thereafter getting a hefty cut of their earnings.
The game ends after all the debtors get the rare card that says, "You're dead! If you're insolvent, there's no inheritance to continue playing."
Piratedog
(256 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Delmette2.0
(4,170 posts)burrowowl
(17,648 posts)Monopoly is not a social conscious game, and wasnt meant to be.
meadowlander
(4,406 posts)If that isn't a commentary on the death of the middle class I don't know what is.