New Monopoly game uses debit card, no cash (KIDS WON'T EVEN HAVE TO COUNT!)

Yahoo! / The Associated Press ^ | 7/26/06 | Ray Henry

[paulat]

What a hideous idea!! Kids get no conception of what money is!!

[Hydroshock]

Great way to teach kids to be in debt for the rest of their lives.

[MeanWestTexan]

My sister was always the banker and she embezzeled.

I see this as a good thing.

[Spktyr]

Ever had a Monopoly set that was more than a couple of years old? The 'money' just disappears after a while.

[Joe Bonforte]

New Monopoly. Looks a lot like New Coke to me.

[ClearCase_guy]

You're thinking of the "UN Game", I believe.

[BritExPatInFla]

They haven't for some time, now. Cash is becoming quickly outdated, when was the last time you 'Cashed' a check, rather than deposit it all, or most of it, then using an ATM/Debit or credit card for most of your purchases.

[Sacajaweau]

Between Monopoly and playing grocery store,I taught my children and grandchildren to add and subtract and all that stuff. I'm into Geometry with my 8 & 11 year old grandchildren now.

So we'll keep our old Monopoly game and still play store with real bills & coins. (We won't talk about how much they learned playing poker! :-)

[paulat]

when was the last time you 'Cashed' a check, rather than deposit it all, or most of it, then using an ATM/Debit or credit card for most of your purchases

You missed my point. It's about educating children before they even handle real cash. Once they understand the cash concept, the debit card makes sense.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Sounds about right. Have you ever seen a 5 year old kid buy a candy bar when he can't count change? He just holds out a handful of change and trusts the clerk to take the right amount. The other day at Mini-Mart, I saw a girl who was like 14 or 15 do this. Pretty appalling.

[OSHA]

If you loose all the money on your account card can you get a welfare debit card?

[tortoise]

Counting the money slows down game play. When I was growing up, me and my brothers operated calculators to keep track of our balances. Of course, we played a fast and furious pace -- with competent players it takes a lot of iterations for the game to settle out.

[LexBaird]

They haven't for some time, now. Cash is becoming quickly outdated, when was the last time you 'Cashed' a check, rather than deposit it all, or most of it, then using an ATM/Debit or credit card for most of your purchases.

Monday. The only thing we use a credit card for is online purchases, and we pay off monthly.

[paulat]

Ever had a Monopoly set that was more than a couple of years old? The 'money' just disappears after a while.

I just Googled "order Monopoly money," and there are tons of places to order some.

[Andy from Beaverton]

Calculators in the classroom was the beginning of the end.

[paulat]

If you loose all the money on your account card can you get a welfare debit card?

If a hurricane hits one of your hotels, do you get a $2,000 FEMA card?

[Sir Gawain]

The Nintendo version in the 80s counted it for you. Game goes a lot faster.

[paulat]

The only thing we use a credit card for is online purchases

I think the reference was to DEBIT cards, not CREDIT cards.

People who write checks in store lines (holding everyone up) ought to be shot.

[adorno]

Great way to teach kids to be in debt for the rest of their lives.

I thought the card was a "debit card", not a "credit card".

Anyhow, the game doesn't reflect the true realities of the times if it still doesn't include bankrupcy court in a player's travels around the board.

[Sofa King]

They should create a new version called "Bankrupt" where people play to see who can spend themselves into life long credit card debt the fastest.