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Monopoly is ditching the thimble, a token of the past (Freeper assistance needed)
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| February 16, 2017
| Michael Rios
Posted on 02/17/2017 6:13:57 AM PST by Zakeet
Its game over for Monopolys iconic thimble token.
Hasbro, Inc. announced the classic game piece will not be part of an updated version of the board game.
In January, the company launched a worldwide vote, asking fans to pick eight tokens to be included in the next generation of the game. Fans were allowed to choose from more than 50 game pieces, including current and new tokens. Some of the new options included a rubber duck, a bunny slipper and an emoji.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: game; hasbro; monopoly; token; yawn
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To: Zakeet
Sounds like a snowflake would be appropriate...
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:37:03 AM PST
by
rockrr
(Everything is different now...)
To: SeeSharp
Its because no one young enough to want to play Monopoly today is going to even know what a thimble is.
Speak for yourself! I'm middle aged and would be happy to play a good four player game of Monopoly.
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:37:56 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: Dr. Sivana
Dang..how did I forget those. Sure enough
To: Zakeet
Replace with a tear drop or a vagina.
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:44:21 AM PST
by
WKUHilltopper
(WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
To: Zakeet
Nooooo!
What is a thimble anyhow?
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:45:14 AM PST
by
MNDude
(God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat)
To: vladimir998
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:45:39 AM PST
by
BwanaNdege
("The church ... is not the master or the servant of the state, but the conscience" - Luther)
To: Dr. Sivana
“I’m middle aged and would be happy to play a good four player game of Monopoly.”
Here’s a couple of game tricks for you:
Trade high price properties to secure monopolies on low price properties.
Fill the properties with houses.
Do not upgrade to hotels unless you can buy back your houses immediately.
There are only 32 houses. There cannot be more added. If you own them all, no one else can build.
Collect rent. Win.
To: Zakeet
The game isn't that fun compared to games designed in the last twenty years. Play better games.
There are so many games out there that offer a lot more entertainment relative to the time spent playing them.
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:47:01 AM PST
by
MrEdd
(MrEdd)
To: Zakeet
My old board now has a status thimble?
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:47:42 AM PST
by
null and void
(Trump's critics have evolved from expecting Trump to be Hitler to preferring it.)
To: freedomfiter2
Maybe it should be knitting needles and a ball of yarn. Feminists are so into knitting hats these days.
To: OpusatFR
A computer keyboard, iPhone, coffee mug, baby monitor or a passport could be included. Maybe a suicide vest?
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:48:56 AM PST
by
null and void
(Trump's critics have evolved from expecting Trump to be Hitler to preferring it.)
To: null and void
How about an AR-15 or AK-47?
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:51:43 AM PST
by
catman67
(14 gauge?)
To: null and void
What'll replace it, a smartphone?
Sew..what? [Below from Incred Shrinking Man]
To: BwanaNdege
Good for her, but she should have worn a suit that fit properly for the photo shoot. Sad.
To: raccoonradio; All
Monopoly used to be made at Parker Bros.
in Salem MA. The street names etc came
from Atlantic City, I think.
Hillary, go to jail.Go dieectly to jail.
Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200,000,000.
To: catman67
An AK or a Molotov?
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posted on
02/17/2017 6:59:36 AM PST
by
null and void
(Trump's critics have evolved from expecting Trump to be Hitler to preferring it.)
To: Suz in AZ
Heres a couple of game tricks for you:
I'm pretty well versed in Monopoly strategy. The best book I have seen on it is "1000 Ways to Win Monopoly Games" written by Jay Walker (founder of Priceline) and Jeff Lehman (president of Cornell). Well, at least ONE of them made good!
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posted on
02/17/2017 7:08:58 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: thepatriot1
About six years ago Hallmark Chanel had a Christmas Movie which featured a woman who wanted to be fashion designer and open her own company. She told her boy friend that when she was little she always chose the thimble as it was her ‘lucky’ piece. When she opened her business it was going to be called “Thimble Designs”.
When Christmas Eve came, he gave her a gold necklace with a Thimble charm.
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posted on
02/17/2017 7:10:01 AM PST
by
Gumdrop
To: RummyChick
I used to play Monopoly with my kids. I would put a Teddy Bear near the Pass Go spot and every time you went past it you had to give $100 of the $200 you got to the Teddy Bear. It was called the Teddy Bear Because Tax. Eventually the Bear would win the game without even having to roll the dice.
Eventually, the kids said “We get it Dad, now lets play regular Monopoly.”
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posted on
02/17/2017 7:17:43 AM PST
by
super7man
(Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
To: polymuser
My 26 year old son had no idea what these were. I'm getting old.
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posted on
02/17/2017 7:21:30 AM PST
by
super7man
(Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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