# What peice were you in Monopoly? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 20, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467 "2005-09-20T01:29:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/21 "2005-09-20T02:36:56Z")
> [@JThunder](#): > > I always wound up being the shoe. I had no self-esteem. But you had sole! What? ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/22 "2005-09-20T02:58:05Z")
The battleship. It may have been a steamboat, but to my cousins and I, it has always been and always will be a battleship. If I wasn’t the battleship, I’d go for anyone that would be able to move around the board if it were real. If I got stuck with the top hat or something, I’d be upset the entire game because top hats can’t move around a board on their own. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/23 "2005-09-20T03:02:20Z")
The dog, 'cause it’s a cute dog, or the shoe, 'cause it’s a shoe, and I like shoes. Nowadays I prefer to be the bag of money. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/24 "2005-09-20T03:03:23Z")
1st choice dog, 2nd choice car, 3rd choice top hat; if i didn’t get any of those 3, I ‘took my ball and went home’ just kidding, i took whatever was left ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/25 "2005-09-20T03:05:10Z")
I have 72 different Monopoly pieces, all the originals, the pieces from the Disney, NASCAR, Earnhardt, and Hot Wheels versions plus most of the Johnny Lightning pieces. I also have the gold pieces from a wooden deluxe game sold about 20 years ago and half a dozen that I have picked up off eBay. The last time I played I used a 57 Chevy piece, I have a gold Studebaker pickup I am going to use next time. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/26 "2005-09-20T03:05:57Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > The battleship. It may have been a steamboat, but to my cousins and I, it has always been and always will be a battleship. > > If I wasn’t the battleship, I’d go for anyone that would be able to move around the board if it were real. If I got stuck with the top hat or something, I’d be upset the entire game because top hats can’t move around a board on their own. and other like cheap metal pieces can? wow - you had a futuristic set 😃 ‘bag-o-money’ was not a choice in the sets I had - I even bought the 50th anniversary edition in a metal box - very nice set - but not as nice as the 70th anniv which i just saw advertised on TV - you betcha i’m gonna get that one ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/27 "2005-09-20T03:07:07Z")
I was usually the penny…_shrug_ ---
**Author:** ![lorinada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@lorinada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorinada)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/28 "2005-09-20T03:08:21Z")
The racecar because I liked racecars, or the iron because it was easier for chubby little kid fingers to dot it around the board. I don’t recall a horseman . . .? ---
**Author:** ![lorinada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@lorinada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorinada)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/29 "2005-09-20T03:09:57Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > [Take your pick](http://cgi.ebay.com/MONOPOLY-PIECES-200_W0QQitemZ5242704870QQcategoryZ19094QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) Ah, yes. The “wheel barrall”. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/30 "2005-09-20T03:19:20Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > I have 72 different Monopoly pieces, all the originals, the pieces from the Disney, NASCAR, Earnhardt, and Hot Wheels versions plus most of the Johnny Lightning pieces. I also have the gold pieces from a wooden deluxe game sold about 20 years ago and half a dozen that I have picked up off eBay. The last time I played I used a 57 Chevy piece, I have a gold Studebaker pickup I am going to use next time. Yeah, my family had the anniversary edition with the gold (well…brass) pieces and wooden houses and hotels, too. I think it also had an extra piece - the train. I’ve never seen the train in the normal versions. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/31 "2005-09-20T03:19:24Z")
The dog, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/32 "2005-09-20T03:26:36Z")
The dog, but I always had to balance him on his front feet and nose. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![sundog66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@sundog66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sundog66)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/33 "2005-09-20T03:45:12Z")
I used to always pick the dog because I like dogs, but then I wised up and started making my selection based on ergonomic principles rather than ideology: the cannon and horse are the easiest to grasp with the fingers, for more comfortable overall gameplay… Ooh, can I take a potshot at that ebay piece too? Regarding the different pieces, the author remarks: > [@](#): > > I WAS LOOKING AT THESE AND EACH ONE SEEM’S TO BE A LITTLE DIFFERANT. Then the author immediately backs this up with concrete detail: > [@](#): > > LIKE, ALL THE CAR’S ARE A LITTLE DIFFERANT AND SO ON. Ah, that just brings it to life! ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/34 "2005-09-20T03:51:18Z")
If there’s any karma, the dude having the auction could be selling hundreds of dollars worth of collectibles. Lets hope. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/35 "2005-09-20T04:09:45Z")
I was always the car. I still am always the car. I don’t know if I’d be able to play Monopoly if I weren’t the car. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Flipstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@Flipstrip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipstrip)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/36 "2005-09-20T04:21:44Z")
First choice: car Second choice: top hat Third choice: person on horse If for whatever reason, those were taken, I usually would just take whatever was left. Though I admit, the dog was awfully cute. ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/37 "2005-09-20T04:30:31Z")
The Monopoly game I had growing up had wood pieces. I was the purple one. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/38 "2005-09-20T04:45:50Z")
We had wood pieces with ours, too. They were all varied spindle-shapes and different colors. I’ve never seen those anywhere else. I was always black. If I had to play with other people’s set, I was the dog. ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/39 "2005-09-20T08:21:20Z")
I liked the dog, but it always tipped over, and I found that annoying so I switched to the Top Hat, which was inherantly more stable. 😉 We also played with pieces from other games, like those little spinner tops, scrabble pieces, spirographs, and Barbie’s shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-peice-were-you-in-monopoly/322467/40 "2005-09-20T08:40:35Z")
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