Comments on: Monopoly to lose one of its classic tokens http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 19:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: TonganJedi http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1625222 TonganJedi Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1625222 Who cares what tokens they use?  It's Monopoly.  It's one of the worst games ever created.  Roll and move...roll and move...  It's 95% luck and 5% screwdrivers in the eye because it just won't end! Who cares what tokens they use?  It’s Monopoly.  It’s one of the worst games ever created.  Roll and move…roll and move…  It’s 95% luck and 5% screwdrivers in the eye because it just won’t end!

]]> By: Greg Husband http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1625140 Greg Husband Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1625140 the iron, a bit sexist the iron, a bit sexist

]]> By: Emily Collins http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1624881 Emily Collins Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1624881 I tend to let my friend give me IOU cards (piece of paper with what they owe me written down) so they don't go bankrupt. Then, if they manage to land on free parking, I get most of their winnings and we continue playing :D I tend to let my friend give me IOU cards (piece of paper with what they owe me written down) so they don’t go bankrupt. Then, if they manage to land on free parking, I get most of their winnings and we continue playing :D

]]> By: Petzl http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1624349 Petzl Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1624349 It also gives the opportunity for viral protests to retain the "classic" tokens. It also gives the opportunity for viral protests to retain the “classic” tokens.

]]> By: DevinC http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1624342 DevinC Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1624342 Thank you.  Thank you. 

]]> By: Eileen Stone http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1624335 Eileen Stone Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1624335 ROBOT!  ROBOT!  ROBOT!  I WANT ROBOT!!!  ROBOT!  ROBOT!  ROBOT!  I WANT ROBOT!!! 

]]> By: supercarrot http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1624267 supercarrot Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1624267 i'm sure there are plenty of tailors that can prove you wrong. i’m sure there are plenty of tailors that can prove you wrong.

]]> By: Finnagain http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1624199 Finnagain Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1624199  Pretend it's not a flat iron, but a very manly man's man sort of bricklayer's trowel.  Pretend it’s not a flat iron, but a very manly man’s man sort of bricklayer’s trowel.

]]> By: Urbane_Gorilla http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1624194 Urbane_Gorilla Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1624194 My wife stopped playing Monopoly with me because 'I was a mean player'...Oddly, she continued to play and consistently beat me at backgammon.... Odd huh. My wife stopped playing Monopoly with me because ‘I was a mean player’…Oddly, she continued to play and consistently beat me at backgammon…. Odd huh.

]]> By: Urbane_Gorilla http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1624193 Urbane_Gorilla Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1624193  Boys toys : Top hats, race cars.... Women's work ; Thimbles and flat irons...  Boys toys : Top hats, race cars…. Women’s work ; Thimbles and flat irons…

]]> By: Donald Petersen http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1624153 Donald Petersen Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1624153 FWIW, I entered my second marriage as the only party possessing an iron and the skillset to use it.  And a handsome, hardly-scorched ironing board as well.  But then, my wife came from a famous family of godless Communists, and was the second generation to keep her "maiden" name. As it happens, I enjoy my biannual ironing sessions.  As for the game of Monotony, however, I won't play it anymore.  She and I played on our honeymoon, and I miraculously managed to squeak out a win.  I absolutely refuse to grant a rematch.  She can kick my ass at Bananagrams, Scrabble, poker, Boggle, and pretty much any board or card game in creation, and a spelling bee between us would probably end in a tie after 72 hours or so, but dammit, I believe I've won the right to never, ever have to play another goddamned game of Monopoly in my life. The rest of the honeymoon was excellent. FWIW, I entered my second marriage as the only party possessing an iron and the skillset to use it.  And a handsome, hardly-scorched ironing board as well.  But then, my wife came from a famous family of godless Communists, and was the second generation to keep her “maiden” name.

As it happens, I enjoy my biannual ironing sessions.  As for the game of Monotony, however, I won’t play it anymore.  She and I played on our honeymoon, and I miraculously managed to squeak out a win.  I absolutely refuse to grant a rematch.  She can kick my ass at Bananagrams, Scrabble, poker, Boggle, and pretty much any board or card game in creation, and a spelling bee between us would probably end in a tie after 72 hours or so, but dammit, I believe I’ve won the right to never, ever have to play another goddamned game of Monopoly in my life.

The rest of the honeymoon was excellent.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1624139 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1624139 The helm and the hauberk and the bright hair flowing are gone, too. The helm and the hauberk and the bright hair flowing are gone, too.

]]> By: Donald Petersen http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1624130 Donald Petersen Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1624130 Damn straight.  If they do, they lose at least two players. That said... there's a battleship? Damn straight.  If they do, they lose at least two players.

That said… there’s a battleship?

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1624117 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1624117 Well, Queen Mab can't touch it. Well, Queen Mab can’t touch it.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1624104 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1624104 Useful for sheets and handkerchiefs though. Useful for sheets and handkerchiefs though.

]]> By: supercarrot http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1624054 supercarrot Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1624054 how's that? how’s that?

]]> By: Mark A http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1624040 Mark A Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1624040 Guitar is the one that best fits the theme of making no sense at all. Guitar is the one that best fits the theme of making no sense at all.

]]> By: Ladyfingers http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1624000 Ladyfingers Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1624000 You <i>might</i> be able to squeeze in one game if you're forced to drift across the Atlantic in a lifeboat and happen to have a board handy.. You might be able to squeeze in one game if you’re forced to drift across the Atlantic in a lifeboat and happen to have a board handy..

]]> By: Shibi_SF http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1623987 Shibi_SF Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1623987  Iron: Not for use on a hoodie.  No longer needed for jeans, either.  Iron: Not for use on a hoodie.  No longer needed for jeans, either.

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1623989 Paul Renault Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1623989 Gave you a 'Liked'.  Both thumbs up! Really, I've never understood why anyone would want to play Monopoly more than twice. Gave you a ‘Liked’.  Both thumbs up!

Really, I’ve never understood why anyone would want to play Monopoly more than twice.

]]> By: Shibi_SF http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1623991 Shibi_SF Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1623991  Amen!  Amen!

]]> By: Shibi_SF http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1623985 Shibi_SF Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1623985 I'm so sorry that your brother is no longer with us.  Also, that Simon is gone as well.  (Bonus:  Nicely told!) I’m so sorry that your brother is no longer with us.  Also, that Simon is gone as well. 

(Bonus:  Nicely told!)

]]> By: DevinC http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1623963 DevinC Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1623963 I'd like to see the cat, if only because it would accidentally commemorate, in some small way, the time my brother and I played against our cat and lost: http://merelyabandoned.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/random-memories-of-shannon-1-monopoly-vs-cat/ I’d like to see the cat, if only because it would accidentally commemorate, in some small way, the time my brother and I played against our cat and lost: http://merelyabandoned.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/random-memories-of-shannon-1-monopoly-vs-cat/

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1623962 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1623962 The age of dog is over.  The time of the cat has come. The age of dog is over.  The time of the cat has come.

]]> By: foxtails http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1623949 foxtails Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1623949 I have a deluxe edition of Monopoly from 1988 with a steam locomotive token. That has always been my favorite piece. I have a deluxe edition of Monopoly from 1988 with a steam locomotive token. That has always been my favorite piece.

]]> By: Halloween_Jack http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1623943 Halloween_Jack Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1623943 Iron for robot. That type of iron hasn't been used for anything but a decorative antique for nearly a century. (I don't get the thimble hate; I still use one occasionally myself, for mending clothes in spots where the fabric is thick or folded-over (such as a belt loop) and I really have to push the needle in hard.) Iron for robot. That type of iron hasn’t been used for anything but a decorative antique for nearly a century. (I don’t get the thimble hate; I still use one occasionally myself, for mending clothes in spots where the fabric is thick or folded-over (such as a belt loop) and I really have to push the needle in hard.)

]]> By: Tynam http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1623906 Tynam Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1623906  ...you used to play with the money-on-free-parking house rule, right?  …you used to play with the money-on-free-parking house rule, right?

]]> By: Tynam http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1623904 Tynam Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1623904 Then why not travel to a board game convention?  You can do both, in spades, and get to play a variety of other (and better) games as a bonus. Then why not travel to a board game convention?  You can do both, in spades, and get to play a variety of other (and better) games as a bonus.

]]> By: Felton / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1623892 Felton / Moderator Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1623892 Or any other major character besides Bender.  And even the Bender piece is missing his shiny metal ass. Or any other major character besides Bender.  And even the Bender piece is missing his shiny metal ass.

]]> By: Finnagain http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/monopoly-to-lose-one-of-its-cl.html#comment-1623885 Finnagain Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204794#comment-1623885 Is it too late to ask Hasbro to add the guillotine?  I'd play again, if I got to be the guillotine. Is it too late to ask Hasbro to add the guillotine?  I’d play again, if I got to be the guillotine.

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