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The losing Monopoly Piece....

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I see Hasbro is ruining Monopoly much like they're ruining Magic (The Gathering, not the art).
 
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Who honestly gives a **** about the game pieces in Monopoly? How does that affect gameplay in the least?
 
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St. Clown said:
People create emotional attachments to childhood memories. That's why people care.
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Apparently Monopoly sells a product that is just all the tokens, past and present. That's savvy -- they generate hype and a market by taking the tokens out of the main game. DLC Evil comes to board games.
 
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Kepler said:
Apparently Monopoly sells a product that is just all the tokens, past and present. That's savvy -- they generate hype and an market by taking the tokens out of the main game. DLC Evil comes to board games.
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No, it's Hasbro. It's all about the branding. Market research showed the old pieces just didn't resonate with players so they decided to switch things up. Plus, the wheelbarrow and thimble didn't translate well into the other platforms the brand is being used on. It's a lot easier to create a TV show and movie with a duck and a penguin.
 
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Jimjamesak said:
No, it's Hasbro. It's all about the branding. Market research showed the old pieces just didn't resonate with players so they decided to switch things up. Plus, the wheelbarrow and thimble didn't translate well into the other platforms the brand is being used on. It's a lot easier to create a TV show and movie with a duck and a penguin.
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No, I get that, but I'm saying I saw an ad where they (I assume it's they) also just sell the tokens a la cart so if you want a thimble by god you can have a thimble, for a price. This reminded me of some of the DLC shenanigans that video games use.

I'm surprised at this point the Monopoly tokens aren't just cross-branded characters from Disney movies or Harry Baggins, Frodo Solo, and Han Potter. Childrens toys and childrens movies are equally grotesque marketing gimmicks -- they should create a vertical monopoly of exploitation.
 
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Kepler said:
No, I get that, but I'm saying I saw an ad where they (I assume it's they) also just sell the tokens a la cart so if you want a thimble by god you can have a thimble, for a price. This reminded me of some of the DLC shenanigans that video games use.

I'm surprised at this point the Monopoly tokens aren't just cross-branded characters from Disney movies or Harry Baggins, Frodo Solo, and Han Potter. Childrens toys and childrens movies are equally grotesque marketing gimmicks -- they should create a vertical monopoly of exploitation.
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Just wait until the President hears this. He'll demand that Boardwalk to be renamed Trump Casino. :D.
 
Kepler said:
No, I get that, but I'm saying I saw an ad where they (I assume it's they) also just sell the tokens a la cart so if you want a thimble by god you can have a thimble, for a price. This reminded me of some of the DLC shenanigans that video games use.

I'm surprised at this point the Monopoly tokens aren't just cross-branded characters from Disney movies or Harry Baggins, Frodo Solo, and Han Potter. Childrens toys and childrens movies are equally grotesque marketing gimmicks -- they should create a vertical monopoly of exploitation.
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If it was like DLC you'd get two tokens in the box with a wide variety of tokens available for purchase at $9.99 a piece. Plus the the package of "start the game with Park Place and Boardwalk" for $19.99. And if it was EA you'd only get half a board with the other two parts later as DLC.

As for cross-branding, they already do that with the eleventy billion licensed versions.
 
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Jimjamesak said:
If it was like DLC you'd get two tokens in the box with a wide variety of tokens available for purchase at $9.99 a piece. Plus the the package of "start the game with Park Place and Boardwalk" for $19.99. And if it was EA you'd only get half a board with the other two parts later as DLC.
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And there'd be a PayPal account where each time you gave them $1 during a game you could place a hotel.
 
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OK people, be honest... how many of you actually play with the official rules? i.e. Auctions, no Free Parking jackpot, build evenly, building shortages, and so on...
 
Kepler said:
And there'd be a PayPal account where each time you gave them $1 during a game you could place a hotel.
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No, this is Hasbro. Hotels are part of booster packs that sell for $3.99. However hotels are only in 1 out of every 64 booster packs.
 
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FlagDUDE08 said:
OK people, be honest... how many of you actually play with the official rules? i.e. Auctions, no Free Parking jackpot, build evenly, building shortages, and so on...
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I like the official rules but I can never find enough people who know/want them. But if I did I would, I think they're more interesting.
 
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Kepler said:
I like the official rules but I can never find enough people who know/want them. But if I did I would, I think they're more interesting.
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Whenever someone says "I don't want [that property]", the look on their faces when I respond with "I'll take it for a dollar."
 
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Never did auctions, always did Free Parking, etc etc. BUT ALWAYS PLAYED BUILD EVENLY. That was my #1 rule.
 
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Official rules, always. Makes games quick when playing with neophytes, but longer when playing with good, experienced Monopoly players. That's the trade-off.
 
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