Monopoly to replace the thimble after 82 years
<p>Since 1935, the thimble has been an iconic part of everyone’s favourite board game, Monopoly, but now, it’s set to be replaced by a token with a bit more relevance to modern players. The decision comes after an online vote held by Monopoly’s parent company, Hasbro.</p>
<p>“We were a little bit surprised that the thimble got among the lowest votes because it’s been in the game for so long,” senior vice president of marketing at Hasbro, Jonathon Berkowitz told <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/16/technology/monopoly-tokens-vote-thimble/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">CNN</span></strong></a>.</p>
<p>Sadly, the thimble mightn’t be the only traditional token to go. “Here is a possibility other classic pieces were also voted out,” Berkowitz added. Fortunately, the retired pieces might not be scrapped for good. “We never say absolutely forever.”</p>
<p>Among the proposed new pieces are hashtags, emojis, and a rubber duck. If they prove popular, some may even replace other favourites like the dog and the hat.</p>
<p><img width="497" height="280" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/33408/image__497x280.jpg" alt="monopoly pieces" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p>
<p>The winning tokens will be announced on March 19, and are set to be included in the next generation of the game, which will be based on Atlantic City, New Jersey and released in August this year.</p>
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