first off, i would like to say that I had the monopoly game for my nintendo as a kid and can the confirm that the top hat does, in fact, move. The secret? a rabbit underneath!! the legs and hopping were clearly visible on the screen.
Secondly, i often played the actual board game and will snap up the dog before the box is even opened. if i am somehow incapacitated, i will however, accept the battleship as a second choice. if you cant con your opponents by being cute, its time to bring out the big guns.
I’ve lost all but three of the original pieces. The hat, car and horse. Because of this we improvise with pennies, little plastic action figures, rocks, etc. I don’t have any regular piece that I use every time, but my dad is always the top hat.
what is this battleship you speak of? wheelbarrow? HA! Car, Dog, Hat, Thimble, Iron, Shoe. no men on horses or nonsense. and i’m banker. i called it, dammit.