For its 75th anniversary, Monopoly’s getting a massive update, pitting brazen and new against proven and old: Circular board or quadrilateral? Cash currency or fake credit cards? This is the stuff of ruined relationships.
In the monopoly wars, I’m imagining there will be two camps, not four. there will be people who are OK with the circular board and the switch to digital currency, and people who are fine with neither – the purists and the pragmatists. There will be a middle ground in this fight, but it will be drenched in blood.
I think I might be one of the purists. I get that the new design makes a bit more sense, and that giving players credit cards is less trouble than managing a bank full of cash. But you know what would be even less trouble? A video game.
Monopoly Revolution will be out later this year, for $US35. And don’t worry – you’ll still be able to find old-style boards, too.
gargravarr
January 30, 2010 at 8:33 AM
I’ve got Monopoly for my PS3, and, while it is easier to play, it is somehow less satisfying. Besides, that board looks cool.
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January 30, 2010 at 10:23 AM
I’ve got the Simpsons monopoly and it’s got those faux credit cards, wish I had just got the normal one now, that system is soooooo slow and painful, just like real cards I guess, you know when you waiting in the supermarket for someone to pay for a packet of chewing gum with their credit card, it’s like that each turn.
Report PermalinkChris Guerin
January 31, 2010 at 12:50 AM
I’ll be getting one :)
Report PermalinkWade Hextell
February 1, 2010 at 1:19 PM
to be honest….i think they have failed with this remake, it doesn’t look as enjoyable as the old style….just my two cents :P
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