Okay, I Can Roll With This

Ken AshfordPopular CultureLeave a Comment

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Changes made to Monopoly:

  • tokens miniature versions of a Toyota Prius hybrid car, an order of McDonald’s French fries, a New Balance running shoe, a cup of Starbucks coffee or a Motorola Razr cellphone
  • Properties no longer based on Atlantic City streets; they now include real estate from Boston and Washington to Las Vegas and Hollywood
  • The four railroads supplanted by the country’s four busiest airports: Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson, Kennedy in New York, Los Angeles and O’Hare in Chicago.
  • Inflation: For example, rather than collecting $200 each time Go is passed, in the new edition the player collects $2 million.

The problem is, the rules are basically the same.  So it’s still a tediously dull game.