New Monopoly Board: Credit Cards Replace Money, Boards Get Circular In 'Revolutions'

Monopoly, which turns 75 this year, is celebrating with a modern redesign.

The game's anniversary edition, which features a circular board, eliminates cash altogether: instead of pastel-colored paper money, little real estate magnates will gobble up house and hotel pieces with credit cards. And gone, too, are the game's classic metal playing pieces, which are replaced with small, engraved plastic slabs.

Monopoly's owner, Hasbro, debuted the updated edition at at this year's Toy Fair in New York City. It's slated to go on sale sometime later this year, but the company promises to keep a traditional version of the game on the market.

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Comments

[laurasweet]

01:28 PM on 02/05/2010

Here's a really good look at the new design and more info, as well as a link to pre-order Monopoly Revolution now.

http://ifi­tshipitshe­re.blogspo­t.com/2010­/02/monopo­ly-goes-mo­dern-good-­look-at-ne­w.html

[Chuck Kallenbach]

12:44 PM on 02/03/2010

"I miss the outdated graphics"? This is the worst poll EVER!

[William Munny]

11:12 PM on 01/31/2010

Just trying to get people used to the idea of not using paper money. NWO is always at work.

[ruscle]

09:19 PM on 01/31/2010

Doesn't leave much to chance, or skill for that matter. Seems like the winner will always be whoever is being the banker. In the middle of the game, the credit cards all go to 29.99% and suck all the money out of the system. Game friggin over.

How much fun is that?!?!

[GayIthacan]

02:28 PM on 01/31/2010

Just can't leave well enough alone.

What a cheesy idea.

[davidwayneosedach]

12:41 PM on 01/30/2010

Welcome to the 21st century! I think I'll keep my old paper money version for a while longer.

[lizmckenzie55]

01:31 PM on 01/30/2010

We have a NASCAR one that we bought years ago and never opened. Might be time to break it out.

[aceholiday]

01:43 PM on 01/31/2010

dale put it into the wall on purpose. better to burn out in a blaze of glory than fade out in a cloud of dust

[deepintheheartoftejas]

12:16 PM on 01/30/2010

They're NOT replacing the old game. This is a special anniversar­y edition.

Like the gazillion versions of Risk and other Hasbro games that have come and gone over the years, this will probably be available only a few months.

[lmpub]

11:16 AM on 01/30/2010

Buying real estate w/ credit cards? Maybe under "Chance" you can buy mortgage-b­ased derivative­s? Interestin­g financial lessons for the youngsters in this post-meltd­own economy.

[JazzSax UT]

10:59 AM on 01/30/2010

Disney has a saying: Don't F*#k with the mouse. Apparently Hasbro doesn't understand that.

[lizmckenzie55]

01:34 PM on 01/30/2010

If you read the article, then you know that this is an anniversar­y edition and the traditiona­l edition will still be on the market. Let's just trash the company for getting a little creative and maybe appealing to a different market. The only thing that stays the same is change.

[JazzSax UT]

01:49 PM on 01/30/2010

Point taken. But how does New Coke fit into this?

[jefferson0467]

10:41 AM on 01/30/2010

What's next, Hasbro re-doing chess? Seriously, this game is a classic, on the the best and best selling of all time, why would they change it? Hasbro, ever hear of "new Coke". DUH.

[deepintheheartoftejas]

12:22 PM on 01/30/2010

Coke and Pepsi both create dozens of new, special soft drinks every year. Hasbro does the same thing, creating new, special versions of their large inventory of games. Boardgameg­eek listes about 280 special editions of Monopoly alone. This is not a replacemen­t. It's a special edition.

[lizmckenzie55]

01:40 PM on 01/30/2010

This is a special edition. We have a NASCAR edition and as deepintheh­eartofteja­s pointed out, there are hundreds of special edition versions so relax.

[lizmckenzie55]

01:41 PM on 01/30/2010

Sorry "deep" - meant to hit "reply" for "jefferson­" - not you.

[USA2Sense]

12:32 AM on 01/30/2010

Right - now you can teach your children earlier - how to use credit cards....a­nd not the value of money. All the years my kids grew up - we played monopoly - and it was through this game - that they first learned how the value of money worked....­and how to count it, and how a 'property' was bought and sold - and if you didn't have enough - cash-in-ha­nd........­..you couldn't buy anything.

I think Hasbro should have their butts kicked! I wouldn't buy this version of monopoly if they were selling it for $1........­..and I will never play it either....­...I hope the American Public - voices their objections and dissapoint­ment in this version...­...I notice the poll above has shown that at least 49% of the response - isn't interested in new version...­...

I hope Hasbro loses it's shirt! I wish companies would quit telling 'us' what we want and need.....a­nd instead 'ask' us what we want and need......­.entirely new concept...­....

[lizmckenzie55]

01:47 PM on 01/30/2010

You know teaching kids how to use credit wisely whether it's a credit card or a mortgage is not a bad thing. Back when monopoly was first introduced­, there was not such a thing as credit cards, however, that has completely changed. Back in the day after I got my first full-time job, I was sent all these credit cards. Yes, back then, you didn't even have to apply for one. Credit cards were something new to me - Mom had a couple but used them so rarely - so, needless to say, I got myself into a little financial trouble. It wasn't easy getting out but I learned a huge lesson. I have also said that there should be a class in high school where students are taught how to balance a checkbook and manage credit because so many are clueless - let's face it, so many parents are clueless.

[lizmckenzie55]

01:48 PM on 01/30/2010

Oh, one more thing - this is an anniversar­y edition. One poster noted that Monopoly has over 280 editions. I have a NASCAR one myself. The original is and probably will always be available to consumers.

[Jim Marusak]

12:31 AM on 01/30/2010

i have the "here and now edition" using the card schema. and it's so-so at best. i prefer handling the paper bucks. but the updated properties­/cities are good on the old board. getting rid of it will be the modern monopoly's downfall. there will be much more demand for the "classic monopoly".

[GrownupStewie]

09:43 AM on 01/30/2010

i just got the new monopoly that uses giant skyscraper­s and the middle of the board is divded up to look like districts in a city...its actually really fun, its hard to understand at first, because so much is going on, and its easy to cheat, but it makes it all the more fun...

that being said, regular monopoly has worked perfectly fine for 75 years, why do they have the need to redo such a perfect game? that would be like redoing chess..

[Beaupedia]

04:51 AM on 01/31/2010

READ the article. This is NOT replacing anything. You people look like fools getting all upset when you clearly haven't read, or didn't comprehend the article.

[beckpod1]

10:20 PM on 01/29/2010

As long as you can still have the choice to buy either...I­'m for it....!

[DG3]

09:51 PM on 01/29/2010

It's kinda cool.

[dtrobson099]

09:02 PM on 01/29/2010

It's about time they modernized this. Monopoly, the game where the bank in the center of the board is the only true monopoly. You can't win the game, the bank always does, but take pride in being the last of your friends to go bankrupt from over the limit fees on your toy credit cards. Buy a house on your property, then watch its value plummet while the bank forecloses­. Keep rolling doubles or risk giving up your squatter's rights. Land on Free Parking, have your vehicle towed for the tire being over the white line, then lose consecutiv­e turns until you fork over $200 to get it out of the impound lot. Land on Community Chest, and you may take second prize in a beauty contest, where previously you only won $10, you now become famous for your homophobic comments during the question and answer portion of the competitio­n. Fun for the whole family!

[Palito]

02:58 AM on 01/30/2010

LOL!

[SirenForSanity]

11:04 PM on 01/30/2010

Forget Monopoly, you need to market your own game. This is hilarious.