Commonsense prevails.

Septimus Hedgehog

In a mad world corrupted by corruption and perversion it's wonderful to read that some things still have integrity. Monopoly tokens[^]

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Jimmy Savile

I think leaving it open to a web-vote it was obvious the Cat would win. I liked the idea of a robot.

Dalek Dave

I am far too cynical. I think the cat was decided long ago and the web vote was just a sop for the purposes of marketing. I cannot see why the cat represents poverty though? (For them as don't know, half the tokens represent wealth and half, penury).

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hairy_hats

Was the dog wealth or penury?

wizardzz

It wasn't rigged, it was just worded differently. Most men, and a few women I know, love pussy.

Dalek Dave

Penury. Poor tokens were The Dog, The Iron, The Boot and The Thimble whereas the wealthy tokens were The Car, The Ship, The Sack of Money and, of course, The Top Hat.

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CMullikin

Agreed. I was hoping for either the robot or helicopter. I definitely thought the iron was the one that needed to go.

The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin

Jimmy Savile

I liked the flat bottom on the iron though made it slide around the board easily.

CMullikin

Until you got to one of the seams or creases in the board...

The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin

Quirkafleeg

Guitar for me!

CMullikin

I liked the guitar as well, but I don't think it fits as well with the other pieces. I thought the Robot was a better fit, but that's just my opinion. I don't really have much of a reason for it. :laugh:

The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin

Anthony Mushrow

Don't slide, pick it up and place it! That's what Grandmama always said, I'd get into trouble for sliding pieces about.

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AnalogNerd

It's a pity there was no where to vote for them to just get rid of the whole Monopoly game. It's a horrible game that thankfully I haven't had to endure for over 20 years. To paraphrase Jay-Z: "I got 99 games, but Monopoly* ain't one" *Or any of the thousand of Monopoly themed clones. [EDIT: Fixed a typo]

Bassam Abdul Baki

Damn! That was actually my favorite token. I used to place it over the GO arrowhead as if it was a rocket or boat.

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PIEBALDconsult

I don't always play Monopoly, but when I do I use something other than what came with the set. The standard pieces are for the unimaginative.