# Monopoly is going cashless?! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 14, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636 "2007-10-14T02:24:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/41 "2007-10-15T02:37:10Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] How can you misread something so simply written? [/quote] Pssst. Trapeze act. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ForumBot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee59a6/32.png) [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/42 "2007-10-15T02:37:53Z")
…But what if we want to play the classic game _without_ the speed die? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/43 "2007-10-15T02:38:45Z")
[QUOTE=ForumBot] …But what if we want to play the classic game _without_ the speed die? [/QUOTE] As I said, I made a mistake. The speed die comes in a seperate version of the game. ---
**Author:** ![ForumBot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee59a6/32.png) [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/44 "2007-10-15T02:39:33Z")
Is that one discontinued, too? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/45 "2007-10-15T02:43:34Z")
[QUOTE=ForumBot] Is that one discontinued, too? [/QUOTE] Are you joking with me or something? If you look at the official [website](http://www.hasbro.com/games/kid-games/monopoly/default.cfm?page=Products/catalog), you will see that there are a number of Monopoly games, including the classic version, the speed die version, and the Electronic Banking version. Because of the different sets (as well as the licensed sets), the slogan Hasbro uses to advertise the game is “How do _you_ play Monopoly?” ---
**Author:** ![ForumBot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee59a6/32.png) [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/46 "2007-10-15T03:05:52Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] Are you joking with me or something? [/quote] 😛 Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/47 "2007-10-15T03:37:06Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] Do you often toss your vast wad in a sir? :badoom-tish: [/QUOTE] What can I say? Thimbles and old shoes get me excited. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/48 "2007-10-15T04:18:39Z")
[QUOTE=Largo62] With the good ol’ cash we used to put fines and assessments in the corner under GO, and when anyone landed on GO directly, they received the boost of that extra money. Not in the rules, of course, but that’s how we always did it. [/QUOTE] In some booklets it’s an option rule. But it’s a bad rule, it adds too much randomness, rewards bad playing and makes the game longer. ---
**Author:** ![Sanity\_Challenged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Sanity\_Challenged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sanity_Challenged)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2007, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/49 "2007-10-15T07:32:58Z")
[QUOTE=Barbarian] _Some_ folks are missing the point that Monopoly is supposed to be played by kids who don’t know any better.. and now the kids will know even less. Adults and teenagers who like playing games don’t play Monopoly. [/QUOTE] You’re wrong. So very, very wrong. All of you complaining about how dull Monopoly is, or how long it takes, are just playing it _wrong_ - and I’m not talking about the rules. Monopoly is a very human game, and it’s all about sellin’ the deal. If you wait until half the properties on the board are bought from the bank before you start dealin’, you’re doin’ it _wrong_. If properties aren’t ever exchanged while there’s still one or more of that color left in the bank, you’re doin’ it _wrong_. If you’ve ever responded to a trade offer with “let’s wait a few turns and see what happens”, you’re probably doin’ it _wrong_ - you’re not playin’ Monopoly, the dice are playin’ you. Monopoly’s one biggest flaw is that just one player who doesn’t know the right way to play can gum up the works, and cause the game to turn to luck of the roll over skill. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/50 "2007-10-16T06:08:34Z")
No one I have ever played Monopoly with has ever wanted to auction. No one ever wants to trade until almost everything’s been bought. And I’m betting that’s the case in 99.99% of Monopoly games _ever played_. Roll dice, move counter, buy property, pay rent. That’s all the complexity most people can handle from a board game. 'Tis a sad, sad thing. ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/51 "2007-10-16T09:18:12Z")
But not having to think is the whole point of Monopoly. I’m with **Diomedes** : I want to roll the dice, BUYBUYBUY everything that I land on, cackle evilly whenever somebody lands on my cheap-o light blue property with the ritzy hotel, generously offer broke players cheap deals on their fancy-schmancy streets and feel like I’ve won the lottery when I land on “Free Parking” (official rules? what official rules?). It’s all about landlording it over the other players. And I think having actual money adds to that experience - looking out over huge stacks of cash is much more satisfying than just having the knowledge that your measly-looking card contains the equivalent of a pile of money. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/52 "2007-10-16T12:18:25Z")
I haven’t read the whole thread, so apologies if this has been covered already, but I’ll miss the traditional Monopoly with the piles of hard cash and such. I suppose I can always look out on eBay for a copy. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/53 "2007-10-16T15:00:09Z")
Sigh…Monopoly isn’t dead, etc., etc. See my shouting on page 1 and the Hasbro link. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/54 "2007-10-16T15:16:06Z")
**mobo** , relax! We’re poking fun at you…stop being such killjoy. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/55 "2007-10-16T15:52:43Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] Sigh…Monopoly isn’t dead, etc., etc. See my shouting on page 1 and the Hasbro link. [/QUOTE] You say it’s not dead. But I say… add in credit cards and take out the cash… well, it’s dead to me! ::d&r:: ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/56 "2007-10-16T17:00:34Z")
What! Just saw the pit thread and linked here. I can’t believe they’re discontinuing the game. I didn’t really like to play it, but dang! It was part of my childhood. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/57 "2007-10-16T19:11:18Z")
Classic Monopoly is not being discontinued. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/58 "2007-10-16T19:19:01Z")
[QUOTE=Einmon] But not having to think is the whole point of Monopoly. I’m with **Diomedes** : I want to roll the dice, BUYBUYBUY everything that I land on, cackle evilly whenever somebody lands on my cheap-o light blue property with the ritzy hotel, generously offer broke players cheap deals on their fancy-schmancy streets and feel like I’ve won the lottery when I land on “Free Parking” (official rules? what official rules?). It’s all about landlording it over the other players. And I think having actual money adds to that experience - looking out over huge stacks of cash is much more satisfying than just having the knowledge that your measly-looking card contains the equivalent of a pile of money. [/QUOTE] Amen, amen, amen. What a shame that the game’s being discontinued! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/59 "2007-10-16T20:39:55Z")
As a direct lineal descendant of the least famous Parker brother, it is with a heavy heart that I bid a nostalgiaic farewell to that most cherished of American icons, Monopoly. My great-great-grandfather had the distinct honor of participating in the very first game of Monopoly ever played; and I am certain that he would be astounded to learn that the same game is still being played today, with its surviving members preserved in deep cryogenic suspension. Certainly its creators never anticipated that the game itself, a barely disguised rallying cry for socialist revolution, would instead be embraced as a wholesome and educational pastime that would eventually surpass goldfish-wrestling, telephone booth-swallowing, and Prussian-waxing to become the seventeenth most universally reviled form of entertainment, after Canada. Who among us has not whiled away the carefree hours over the game board with our friends and relatives, until at last all bonds of human affection have been eroded away? Who among us has not forced our younger siblings to eat the game pieces one by one? To one degree or another, Monopoly has touched us all, even if only through the absence of the microscopic Scottie dogs that once roamed the Eastern seaboard before ruthless exploitation to satisfy the demand for electroplated game tokens drove them to extinction. Yes, though Monopoly may fade into the sunset, its legacy endures in the countless games that have been abandoned amid curses and shattered friendships over the years. For in these wasted hours in worthless pursuit of nothing in particular, we see something of the nature of humanity itself. Perhaps one day science will at last achieve the elusive Monopole, that magical particle whose acquisition should have been the goal of the game if that part of the original rules hadn’t accidentally been left out. In closing, I wish to express my sincere hopes that each of you, at some point in your lives, find yourself in the position to advance to the nearest utility. As Great-great-grandfather often remarked at such times: “It’s all good, my bitches.” Yrs. in sympathy and affection, T. Gummo Parker IV ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636/60 "2007-10-16T20:43:36Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] Sigh…Monopoly isn’t dead, etc., etc. See my shouting on page 1 and the Hasbro link. [/QUOTE] Of course it’s not dead. But taking the money out of the game _is_ going to kill it eventually. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-is-going-cashless/422636.md?page=4)