Monopoly: Revolution Edition

Zero · February 5, 2010, 7:21pm

http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/108764/monopoly-gets-a-makeover-but-will-die-hard-fans-buy-it??mod=family-home

Hasbro has unveiled the design of the new 75th anniversary edition of their classic board game, Monopoly, set to hit stores in fall of 2010. “Monopoly: Revolution Edition” is slick and round instead of dull and square, with debit cards and an ATM instead of paper money and a banker, clear plastic representations of the classic tokens (bye-bye, little boot!), and clips of popular songs (like Rihannas “Umbrella,” Daniel Powters “Bad Day,” and Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love”) that play after certain actions.

This is not the first game to get a modern reboot (theres an update to the classic Trivial Pursuit, and Scrabble got a face-lift for its 60th anniversary), but Monopolys changes will undoubtedly appeal to the 21st century’s techie youngsters. For one thing, the adjusted-for-inflation prizes are more impressive.

Players can collect $2 million dollars for passing Go instead of a mere $200 practically what the average kid gets for losing a tooth these days. But it’s bound to annoy die-hard fans of the comforting classic version, who might send it directly to jail come next fall. (At least they can take comfort in the fact that Monopoly: Revolution retains the classic Atlantic City-based street system.)

So far, the Internet echo chamber’s biggest criticism focuses on the new version’s tight security. It seems that when it comes to Monopoly, half the fun comes from cheating by stealing from the till when nobody’s looking, a loophole the new version closes with its fancy electronic banking. (However, an electronic banking version has actually been on the market for years.) Surely our nation’s tech-savvy youth will somehow find a way to game the “Monopoly” system, assuming they can be pried away from screens long enough to start a game.

The only thing I outright do not like about it is the pop song clips. Thats just a retarded concept that does not belong in any board game not specifically targeted to teenage girls.

But thats Hasbro for you: they keep milking and trying to reinvent the same shit for decades.

P.Gorath · February 5, 2010, 7:25pm

Yeah no, I think facebook, porn, and call of duty still win out.

King9999 · February 5, 2010, 7:28pm

I think the best version of Monopoly I saw was the one with the classy drawers.

umthrfkr · February 5, 2010, 7:58pm

this shits fuckin stupid. classic monopoly will always be best.

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odin · February 5, 2010, 8:00pm

getting rid of bills does prevent much cheating…

Cryoh · February 5, 2010, 8:04pm

Those song clips will make the game dated in no time. Back to the drawing board, Hasbro.

EvilSamurai · February 5, 2010, 8:08pm

I thought this was going to be about an American Revolution edition of Monopoly. Be a rich white guy and collect slaves, land, and colonies all while pissing off the British. Only don’t get caught as being hang, drawn, and quartered hurts.

umthrfkr · February 5, 2010, 8:30pm

black monopoly > new monopoly with shitty pop songs.

odin · February 5, 2010, 8:37pm

whats black monopoly?

Pertho · February 5, 2010, 8:41pm

Rihanna and Beyonce? Wow, music industry needs to rot. The only thing they need to add now is “I make it Rain” every time you build a hotel and full circle of shit is complete!

FallingEdge · February 5, 2010, 8:48pm

If you aren’t cheating in Monopoly and stealing the bills from the “bank,” then you aren’t playing it right.

umthrfkr · February 5, 2010, 8:52pm

the black people version of monopoly. just google image it.

odin · February 5, 2010, 8:54pm

oh ya i just remembered it hahaha

Septimus_Prime · February 5, 2010, 11:03pm

Awesome. Because why teach kids how to count and manage small bills when you can teach them to rack up massive credit card debt? AMERICA, FUCK YEAH! COMIN’ AGAIN TO SAVE THE MOTHERFUCKIN’ DAY, YEAH!

maxx · February 5, 2010, 11:14pm

i love the boston monopoly.

Monte · February 5, 2010, 11:17pm

but have they done anything that makes it possible to actually finish a game? i’ve played monopoly a ton of times but i aint never finished a game.

Irennicus · February 5, 2010, 11:19pm

Wait so this time I don’t just roll dice and take whatever the spot I landed on gives me?

…oh wait nevermind, it’s still a bad game.

clue2025 · February 5, 2010, 11:22pm

Nintendo Monopoly > All. Except the random DC Comics one I played. That one was classic.

I don’t care for this new style though. Looks dumb and the pop songs need to go -_-

I’ve finished games of monopoly, I don’t think I’ve lost either. Pretty hilarious if you ask me.

odin · February 5, 2010, 11:25pm

ya the song shit is terrible… i would have at least preferred importing my own mp3’s
or no music at all…

pherai · February 5, 2010, 11:36pm

Yeah thats just what I want, a version with a big junky contraption in the center.