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PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:29 am 
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Monopoly game piece to retire, fan votes to chose new token

Monopoly is holding the trial of the century, asking fans to play the jury to decide which of the games classic pieces gets to stay--and which one has to go.

By GABRIELLE LEVY, UPI.com

Using Facebook and Twitter, Hasbro has launched a contest for fans of the classic game to help "save" their favorite token--car, thimble, shoe, Scottie dog, battleship, hat, iron or wheelbarrow--and vote to replace it with a brand new one.

After nearly a full day of voting, the Scottie dog is holding an easy lead, with more than 61,000 votes and 34 percent overall. The wheelbarrow is in trouble, with 24,000 votes and only 3 percent of the total so far.

Fans can chose between a robot, a diamond ring, a cat, a helicopter and a guitar for a new token that will take its place among the classics.

Facebook fans can vote to save one classic token and choose one new token once a day on the Monopoly Facebook app, and use the hashag #tokenvote to cast their votes on Twitter.


Which Monopoly token should get the boot?
  • Wheelbarrow
  • Shoe
  • Thimble
  • Iron
  • Scottie Dog
  • Battleship
  • Top Hat
  • Car

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http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/01/09/Mono ... z2HX8fBRsr

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:36 am 
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I have to say I feel deprived... :97

my Monopoly set (Which I got as a child back in the 60's in Australia) does not have those tokens... it just has coloured cones as game pieces.

Easy choice!!!

Take the cat... lose the dog! :8

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 11:14 am 
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I still have all my pieces somewhere. And I don't any replacements so I won't vote. Haha


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Oh, poor Rumpy! Colored cones... :95

You have to buy a new set if the cat wins!

I don't even remember having the wheelbarrow, so I would get rid of that one. Don't touch the Scottie, he's my favorite.

I hope the cat wins as the new token! I like the helicopter too.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 11:03 pm 
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They should have a gun.... and a cannoli

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Mmmm....cannoli.

(No horse's heads, please!)

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 11:23 pm 
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My brain is sparking.... I am thinking... The Godfather edition of Monopoly..... where you demand protection Money... put out hits on other players etc..... I can imagine it being a much better game.

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Call it "Mobopoly"! Image

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Love it Mal.... for this service of helping with the name... you can have a piece of the action....

Profits in the Delray Beach Area go to you and your mob.

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ImageI think we're going to have to have a little "tawk".

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 12:25 am 
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K..... I give in (for now)... I better go and tell "Ginger"... he likes to be told about bad news straight away :13

Getting you a little "gift" ready :61

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Ginger? I know it was you, Rumpo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart!

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Monopoly To Add Cat Piece, Axe Iron Token
AP Posted: 02/06/2013 8:19 am EST | Updated: 02/06/2013 3:20 pm EST

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PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Scottie dog has a new nemesis in Monopoly after fans voted in an online contest to add a cat token to the property trading game, replacing the iron, toy maker Hasbro Inc. announced Wednesday.

The results were announced after the shoe, wheelbarrow and iron were neck and neck for elimination in the final hours of voting that sparked passionate efforts by fans to save their favorite tokens, and by businesses eager to capitalize on publicity surrounding pieces that represent their products.

    "We put five new tokens out for our fans to vote on and there were a lot of fans of the many different tokens, but I think there were a lot of cat lovers in the world that reached out and voted for the cat to be the new token for Monopoly,"

said Jonathan Berkowitz, vice president for Hasbro gaming marketing.

"I'm sad to see the iron go," Berkowitz said. "Personally, I'm a big fan of the racecar so I'm very relieved it was saved but it is sad to see the iron go."

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 4:45 pm 
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So the IRON is gone!!


Personally I would prefer all cats.... a different cat for each player :8

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Great! I wanted the cat to win. I wouldn't mind if they replaced the wheelbarrow with the helicopter, too.

(BTW, I think there is a "Catopoly" version of the game. Maybe it has all cat tokens?)

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New Monopoly cat token debuts
Posted: 10:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013

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The silver kitty that replaced the iron in the Monopoly game is making its debut in games that are shipped this week.

The iron joins the ranks of other retired pieces, including the cannon and sack of money.

Monopoly lovers chose the cat in an online poll, preferring it to a helicopter, diamond ring, robot or guitar. The cat took a whopping 31 percent of the vote.

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New Monopoly token fits in purr-fectly on Boardwalk

New Monopoly token: The cat takes its place on the Monopoly game board as the newest token after winning a public vote.


By Staff / August 29, 2013

Earlier this year, the makers of the Monopoly board game announced that it had retired the iron – and replaced it with a cat.

Hasbro held a vote for the new game piece. Given the choice between a cat, a guitar, a helicopter, a diamond ring, and a robot, voters from 120 countries chose the cat.

And that, of course, was probably inevitable since the feline had the home-court advantage: Voting took place on the Internet.

The latest version of the Monopoly – a game of real estate development and financial ruin – is now on sale in retail stores.

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