# Which piece do you play in Monopoly? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 4, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015 "2009-12-04T19:17:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/1 "2009-12-04T19:17:44Z")
Feel free to justify your pick! ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/2 "2009-12-04T19:19:05Z")
Dog! just cause I like dogs! ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/3 "2009-12-04T19:20:10Z")
The equestrian. Because I’m that damned grandiose. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TheFaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/4 "2009-12-04T19:20:14Z")
Thimble. I used to sew a lot. 2nd choice is the hat, 3rd is the wheelbarrow. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/5 "2009-12-04T19:21:53Z")
Wow, you guys are fast. Three answers and I didn’t even get the poll up! ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/6 "2009-12-04T19:27:41Z")
i like the dog - just love scottish terriers . . . ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/7 "2009-12-04T20:10:47Z")
I’m putting on my top hat. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/8 "2009-12-04T20:12:36Z")
I never had a favorite, just picked from what was left. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/9 "2009-12-04T20:14:04Z")
Always the shoe! I loved the shoe, and I have no idea why. The dog was second choice, but almost nobody else wanted the shoe so I usually got it. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/10 "2009-12-04T20:25:09Z")
Horse. It’s taller and easier to maneuver. Distant second choice: The hat. ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/11 "2009-12-04T20:32:31Z")
I always end up the iron because my kids choose the other, better pieces first. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/12 "2009-12-04T20:36:19Z")
There’s a money bag? There’s a horse? ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/13 "2009-12-04T20:44:58Z")
I’m not familiar with the money bag, either, but [here’s the horse.](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zKSb1KyG5TE/R76GQ6oaIeI/AAAAAAAABoQ/73gFawe24dc/s320/monopoly+horse.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/14 "2009-12-04T20:47:54Z")
I always assumed that was a statue, not a horse. It has a rider, so if it’s not a statue, that means it’s actually a _person_, which I think is antithetical to the whole idea behind the pieces. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/15 "2009-12-04T20:50:15Z")
For some reason, when I play board games, I pick the least loved token. I’m always Mrs. Peacock, or the yellow gingerbread man, or what have you. So I chose iron, but I see I must play wheelbarrow from now on! ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/16 "2009-12-04T20:50:52Z")
I usually call dibs on the car before the box is opened. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/17 "2009-12-04T21:22:44Z")
Cannon. I leave it to you Freudians to explain why. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/18 "2009-12-04T21:27:02Z")
Cowboy is the tallest. That’s why I always pick it. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/19 "2009-12-04T21:28:22Z")
> [@melodyharmonius](#): > > i like the dog - just love scottish terriers . . . This is what I play with and why. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015/20 "2009-12-04T21:40:56Z")
I play the shoe because it has that little handle and it’s easy to grasp. If someone else wants the shoe, I play the iron. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-piece-do-you-play-in-monopoly/520015.md?page=2)