# Monopoly Tokens **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [June 6, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-tokens/112691 "2002-06-06T16:04:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DemonSpawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@DemonSpawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonSpawn)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-tokens/112691/1 "2002-06-06T16:04:46Z")
In this [staff report](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mmonopoly.html) the origin of the monopoly tokens is explained. I just wanted to say: NO FAIR! In the German edition, we only get 4 rather lame plastic pins in different colors. What is it like in other countries? Do you get common American household items or plastic stuff? ---
**Author:** ![Pop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3be4f8/32.png) [@Pop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pop)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-tokens/112691/2 "2002-06-06T18:37:50Z")
It must be a response to the high protective taffics or the subsidies on American goods. The foreign governments are taking action by charging incredibly high tarriffs on common American household items like irons, wheelbarrows and thimbles. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![evilhanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba8739/32.png) [@evilhanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilhanz)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-tokens/112691/3 "2002-06-06T19:53:25Z")
In case anyone was wondering, the candlestick Ken refered to comes from the board game “Clue”. I like to use that token in Monopoly as well. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2002, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-tokens/112691/4 "2002-06-08T11:28:06Z")
That’s funny. I don’t have any of those in my garage-sale version of _Monopoly_. I have, let’s see, a little wind-up monkey with cymbals, a Bob Dole campaign pin, a little Eiffel Tower souvenir, a _Star Wars_ pog, an **F** tile from _Scrabble_, the blue spaceship from _Solarquest_, the yellow cube from _Pictionary_, a penny, a 100 lire piece, and a Lego man without a head. I always assumed these were the pieces that came with the game… ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2002, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-tokens/112691/5 "2002-06-08T13:56:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by evilhanz \* > **In case anyone was wondering, the candlestick Ken refered to comes from the board game “Clue”.** Which in **DemonSpawn** ’s home country of Germany would be referred to as _Cluedo_ (pronounced clue-aid-oh). I have no idea why, but most of Europe-including, I believe, the game’s home country of Great Britain-calls it this. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2002, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-tokens/112691/6 "2002-07-10T03:02:39Z")
Interestingly Ken said he prefers the candlestick. But WHOM does he use it on? :0 Also the question of why the other pieces were retried were not addressed