#ALL MONOPOLY TOKENS UPDATE#
Regardless of what consumers may say, the need to update Monopoly's totems as years pass is a seemingly necessary move to keep the board game relevant. While some may be upset by this news, it's important to note that Hasbro has pulled similar marketing tactics in the past, namely when it allowed people to vote online and eventually replace the Iron with a Cat. Admittedly, it'll be interesting to see how the final roster of game pieces plays out, but fans hoping to preserve the original roster of metallic avatars will need to go out and buy an older edition of the game in order to ensure that the Thimble will live on in their play sessions. As to what will replace the Thimble, there are a medley of potential candidates that were nominated for inclusion in the next-gen take on the game – ranging from a Tyrannosaurus Rex to Sliced Bread. With one veteran totem now cast aside, it's possible (if not very likely) that other existing pieces of Monopoly will follow suit. "Despite being an integral part of day-to-day life when the token was originally added to the game in 1935, the lucky Thimble has lost its 'shine' with today's fans, and will be retired from the game." "The Thimble token will not “Pass GO” in the next generation of the Monopoly game." Despite this longstanding presence in the board game, however, it appears that fans weren't all too keen at the thought of being represented by the Thimble anymore, opting to remove it from the game entirely. As a result, Hasbro made the following statement today confirming that players will be bidding adieu to the Thimble (via Fortune): Many longtime Monopoly fans will know that this particular piece has been a mainstay of the game for quite some time. The soon-to-be removed piece in question? Why, it's none other than the loveable Thimble. Despite holding back on an official announcement of which pieces have made the final cut – opting instead to save that information for World Monopoly Day on Ma– the company has taken the liberty of confirming at least one piece that will be shifted out of rotation in the future. Hasbro kicked off 2017 with a large-scale initiative that allowed fans of its Monopoly line of board games to vote for which of its eight player-used pieces would remain as part of the retail package. The shoe, thimble, and wheelbarrow were therefore replaced by the t-rex, rubber ducky, and penguin.Hasbro has confirmed that at least one of its longstanding and beloved game pieces will be removed from Monopoly following an online vote featuring over four million submissions. Hasbro conducted a vote in 2017 to choose which Monopoly tokens should be discontinued and which new tokens should replace them. An Internet Vote Changed 3 Tokens in 2017
Contrastingly, the sack of money has lasted only a decade, appearing first during the 90s and vanishing in the 2000s. The horse & rider token lasted for a long time, that is to say from the 50s until the 2000s, in fact, it even existed for some time during the 40s. An iron was also present in the game but was abandoned in 2013 when the cat was chosen instead.Ī horse & rider as well as a sack of money were also in the game. Then, in 2013, the cat was also added.Īs for the cannon, lantern, rocking horse, and purse, they were used during the first two decades of the game publishing until the 1950s. Since the 1950s, the wheelbarrow and the dog have also joined the game. There are 5 tokens that have always been present in classic Monopoly, those tokens are the top hat, car, battleship, thimble, and shoe. The History of The Monopoly Tokens Tokens in classic Monopoly With that being said, here are the 15 tokens that are or were found in the classic game since its initial release: Interestingly, many classic Monopoly boxes come with different tokens, depending on when exactly they were created. Nonetheless, the classic Monopoly has had 15 unique tokens since its initial release until today. However, there are special editions of Monopoly where the tokens are designed to follow a specific theme such as a goalie, soccer ball, and referee in Monopoly: World Football Stars. The classic version of Monopoly has 15 tokens. 3.1 Related Posts: The 15 Classic Monopoly Tokens
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