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monopoly-gets-a-makeover-but-will-die-hard-fans-buy-it: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance

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Hmmm.........
 
Nope, doesnt do it for me, I like the original.
 
There switching over to atm banking too? Part of this game is teaching kids how to properly manage their money. I guess this will train another generation of those that learn how to unintentionally crash the economy. I'm not too happy about this revamp of a classic.
 
i don't like it much either. circles aren't great shapes for gaming boards, they don't define sitting areas and i love my bubble.
 
they just ruined my favorite board game. :angry:
 
What part of, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" can't they understand?


-JP
 
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JPsuff said:
What part of, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" can't they understand?


-JP
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It was broken. Their sales were the lowest they have ever been in 2009.
 
They need a Monopoly Golf Version...instead of streets, you can purchase golf courses, how cool would that be?!?!?
 
They probably have one. There's about fifty versions.

The new one stinks. I hate that round board. The cool thing about Monopoly is through the years you gather up money and games pieces from several games. We have one with with about $300,000 dollars in it. LOL.

Kevin
 
Oh hell no...
 
Esox said:
They probably have one. There's about fifty versions.

The new one stinks. I hate that round board. The cool thing about Monopoly is through the years you gather up money and games pieces from several games. We have one with with about $300,000 dollars in it. LOL.

Kevin
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Sounds like the Bernie Madoff edition!
 
Did they include stimulas packages? I don't blame them for keeping it updated, but wonder how far they will go. If they start talking a Global Currency I'm officially worried, lol.
 
JB said:
It was broken. Their sales were the lowest they have ever been in 2009.
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Is that just for Monopoly or for board games in general?

The reason I ask is because with all of the electronic gadgets out there these days, I just can't see a whole lot of people sitting around playing "traditional" board games. So the decline in popularity of a game like Monopoly wouldn't surprise me.


-JP
 
JPsuff said:
Is that just for Monopoly or for board games in general?

The reason I ask is because with all of the electronic gadgets out there these days, I just can't see a whole lot of people sitting around playing "traditional" board games. So the decline in popularity of a game like Monopoly wouldn't surprise me.


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Bingo!! Who the hell sits around anymore playing board games? Now days it's Wii or whatever else is out there.
 
That is NOT Monopoly.:bad:
 
That is certainly interesting. I like it as a novelty Monopoly board, but I would hate that to be the standard.
 
A round Monopoly board...............hmmmmmm. My son in law collect Monopoly games. Pretty sure he does not have one of those.
 
I think the most disturbing part is the fact that they eliminated the banker position. That was a great way for kids to learn how to do math. Now they just use debit and ATM cards? This will not be helping kids learn money management. I know it's just a game but I swear monopoly taught me how to properly allocate my funds.
 
Keep in mind, GG was banker so she could cheat.
 
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