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Monopoly piece to remove
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21 members have voted
| January 17th, 2013 at 6:09:46 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 137 Posts: 21195 |
Or just eliminate "Free Parking" War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength |
| January 17th, 2013 at 7:28:34 PM permalink | |
| Mission146 Administrator Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 23 Posts: 4147 |
Good point about the top hat, and a slot machine also would have been sweet! "War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen..let us give them all they want." William T. Sherman |
| January 18th, 2013 at 4:38:54 AM permalink | |
| DJTeddyBear Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 5 Posts: 268 | Are you aware that the streets are based upon Atlantic City? Ignorance is bliss and knowledge is power. But having only some facts can get you into trouble! |
| January 18th, 2013 at 8:33:00 AM permalink | |
| TheCesspit Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 23 Posts: 1929 |
Doh, I was, but only vaguely, as the board I use is related to London :) It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die.... it's called Life |
| January 18th, 2013 at 9:02:48 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | The popular version of Monopoly in Mexico is called "Turista." It's pretty much the same game, except you ahve countries instead of streets, Mexico instead of Go, The North Pole instead of Jail, Airlines instead of trains, etc. For game peices, usually identical airplanes of different colors are used. Since Monopoly uses streets, why not simply use identical cars of different colors? or even different cars of different colors? Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| January 19th, 2013 at 6:48:32 PM permalink | |
| 98Clubs Member since: Nov 11, 2012 Threads: 2 Posts: 75 | Odd, but one of my older sets had a canon. I'd vote for that, but in absentia, the battleship. There are four things certain in life... Death, Taxes, the Resistance to them, and Stupidity. |
| January 20th, 2013 at 5:25:19 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 241 Posts: 6108 |
I think around 1970 they voted off the cannon. My old set had one too. I think a lot of people weren't sure what it was supposed to be. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| January 20th, 2013 at 8:29:26 AM permalink | |
| DJTeddyBear Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 5 Posts: 268 | Well, on the subject of "not sure what it is," I'd say the thimble is living on borrowed time. Ignorance is bliss and knowledge is power. But having only some facts can get you into trouble! |
| January 21st, 2013 at 10:28:43 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 241 Posts: 6108 |
My mother would always pick the thimble. To me is the most boring piece on the board. When I was a kid and we played she was into sewing and actually used thimbles, so that is probably why she liked it. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| January 21st, 2013 at 4:58:47 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
If the game didn't have such a long history, and the tokens regarded with such affection, I doubt that any manufacturer would go through the expense of such elaborate game pieces. Previous tokens retired in the 1950s (replaced by the dog, man on horseback, and wheelbarrow): Lantern, Rocking horse, and Purse    The "man on horseback" was also subsequently retired.  The "cannon" was actually a Howitzer.  |