# Hasbro engages in tokenism! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 10, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836 "2017-01-10T21:58:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/1 "2017-01-10T21:58:08Z")
[Monopoly tokens, that is.](https://consumerist.com/2017/01/10/hasbro-putting-the-fate-of-8-monopoly-tokens-in-hands-of-the-masses/)šŸ˜ƒ It looks like any and/or all of the standard Monopoly tokens could be taken off the board(so to speak), depending on how the votes go. Some of the possible replacements are a rubber ducky, sunglasses, a typewriter, a computerā€¦and a hashtag?? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/2 "2017-01-10T22:17:43Z")
The thimble isnā€™t even an option. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/3 "2017-01-10T23:07:49Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > The thimble isnā€™t even an option. Itā€™s all politics, man. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/4 "2017-01-11T00:52:04Z")
You know that the original game didnā€™t even come with tokens at all, and just encouraged players to use whatever they had lying around the house. Thatā€™s the origin of the original set: Such improvised tokens were likely to include a thimble et al. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/5 "2017-01-11T01:07:26Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > The thimble isnā€™t even an option. The thimble is there. Itā€™s hidden behind the counter on the silver page on my screen. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/6 "2017-01-11T01:11:55Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Itā€™s all politics, man. Thimble politics is the worst. Oh sweet. A T-Rex, a monster truck and a Jet Ski. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/7 "2017-01-11T01:13:23Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > You know that the original game didnā€™t even come with tokens at all, and just encouraged players to use whatever they had lying around the house. Thatā€™s the origin of the original set: Such improvised tokens were likely to include a thimble et al. You should have heard the bitching the first time I put a wheelbarrow on the board. But whoā€™s laughing now? ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/8 "2017-01-11T03:29:10Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > You should have heard the bitching the first time I put a wheelbarrow on the board. But whoā€™s laughing now? Wheelbarrow? That was nothing. When I put my race car on the board, I accidentally crushed the Scottish terrier. R.I.P. Scotty ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/9 "2017-01-11T13:33:49Z")
This is just Hasbroā€™s way of getting attention for themselves, of course. Iā€™ve never seen a Monopoly game that didnā€™t end with hurt feelings. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/10 "2017-01-11T15:27:17Z")
Iā€™ll die if they take away the dog or the wheelbarrow. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/11 "2017-01-11T15:32:10Z")
I just voted. My only three choices were the dog, wheelbarrow, and horse. Didnā€™t there use to be token of a man on a bucking horse? ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/12 "2017-01-11T15:55:22Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > Iā€™ll die if they take away the dog or the wheelbarrow. ā˜¹ Or the battleship. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/13 "2017-01-11T16:55:05Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > The thimble is there. Itā€™s hidden behind the counter on the silver page on my screen. Thanks for pointing that out. I am voting again. Who cares if none of the choices are the same? ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/14 "2017-01-11T17:15:33Z")
What strikes me about the options is how many are hilariously dated ā€“ either obsolete technology (rotary-dial phones, typewriters, pocket watches) or fashion (boots/flip-flops, even the iconic top hat) which are susceptible to becoming dated. Other than the animals, the rest seem to be emoticons and the hashtag ā€“ also at risk of going out of style. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/15 "2017-01-11T17:21:20Z")
I went with four classics (Thimble, Dog, Race car, Wheelbarrow), three new antiques that I thought fit the theme (Victrola, Rotary Phone, Sailboat) and then the Penguin because who doesnā€™t want to be a penguin? Edit: Also, as soon as you vote it says ā€œVote Again!ā€ so I guess you can spend all day at this. Ultimately, weā€™ll have whatever eight tokens 4Chan decided we should have. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/16 "2017-01-11T17:29:39Z")
What the heck is a ā€œcity boatā€? Is that a common term? For some reason, I rarely see boats driving around my city. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/17 "2017-01-11T19:24:50Z")
I voted penguin, horse, pocket watch, winky smiley, motorcycle, bow tie, clunky cell phone, new car. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/18 "2017-01-11T20:29:33Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > This is just Hasbroā€™s way of getting attention for themselves, of course. > > Iā€™ve never seen a Monopoly game that didnā€™t end with hurt feelings. Iā€™ve never seen a Monopoly game end. We usually just got bored and wandered away, or someone started arguing about Free Parking, flipped the board and started a free-for-all. Seriously, when was the last time you saw someone playing Monopoly? ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/19 "2017-01-12T00:38:44Z")
Monopoly is a part of Western culture, despite being a game that no one has an interest in playing - once they have tried it for the first time. Agree with G0spel - Iā€™ve never seen a game end - it just withers away and people get on with more productive things in their life - like cleaning ear-wax or weighing the cat. But anyway, anyone who doesnā€™t include the dog in their list of ā€˜Tokens to be keptā€™ should be immediately expelled from the human race - thinking back, the most interesting part of playing Monopoly was the argument/fight/tantrum over who was going to be the dog. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836/20 "2017-01-12T00:46:14Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > What the heck is a ā€œcity boatā€? Is that a common term? For some reason, I rarely see boats driving around my city. I just assume itā€™s one of those settlements from the film _Waterworld_. ETA: An artificial floating village. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hasbro-engages-in-tokenism/776836.md?page=2)