OK Newsvine, it's time for you to get rid of the 1.1 post idiot!

Seriously, they're missing out on a great marketing opportunity here. Vintage piece sets, sports-based piece sets, auto marque piece sets, wildlife piece sets, limited edition sets--they could make a killing in the collector market.

BTW, just click the exclamation point on 1.1 and report for advertising. Newsvine will remove it very quickly.

From a PR perspective, this campaign has been a coup. Tons of free advertising.

AS long as the car still exsists, I am happy. I still have my set from 20 plus years ago as a kid.... love some Monopoly!

I miss the horse and rider. That was my favorite piece as a kid, and it was thrown out. Now I use the dog unless I'm playing with an old set.

Well have to say I don't like the choice but is what it is, honestly of the few times I ever play monopoly I could care less but IMO I think there was a better choice than a cat?? I really think the robot would've been good and fit in with the current day and future. Oh well, I'm sure in a few years we will see this take place again. Good/bad day Monopoly lovers.

It is time

I like the cat piece, though I didn't know about the poll and didn't vote. I agree with a previous post that suggested having various collections for pieces so people could have a choice of what to use.

They look like they cost about $.02 to make, so why don't they just add an extra?

Eventually you'll have way too many pieces if you just add some instead of maintaining a constant number of pieces. They could offer pieces separate from the game that include any pieces that were removed and that would make everyone happy and even mke them more money. Not sure why they don't do that.

What they should do if they want to keep the game current is sell packs of pieces with different themes. You can get the pet pack with the cat, dog, bird, frog whatever and then get the military pack with plane, tank, ship, sub...

Since the game is or was so popular, I am sure you would have people collecting pieces...especially if they make a few rare, limited edition pieces like the Ring from the Hobbit or something.

They could have...well...had a monopoly on the market of tiny game pieces.

I can't believe that they are changing a piece in the monopoly game................next thing you will be telling me they will allow gays in the boy scounts and women in combat..............WHAT they do and they will!!!!!! Next you will be telling me that Iran is sending monkey's into space.

ur too funny! sad but true...lol

I can't believe this is actually front page news on MSN.

I can't believe it either! It should've been the ROBOT !!

Mark-423819

Clearly we are sliding into a socialist hell. Why don't they just hand out all the money in the very beginning, no property buying, and call it a tie.

This country is ruined

Not sure how you made this jump...............but it is a funny comment non the less.

Not sure how you made this jump...............but it is a funny comment non the less.

Seems like every thread needs an obligatory Obama/Socialist post.

JRS, I like the idea of limited edition/rare pieces like the One Ring. You'd have a lot of people interested in that. Of course, people can just go out and buy that from something else and use it, but I'd like seeing Hasbro offer things like that. That kind of piece would probably cost more than others due to licensing fees, but there'd be a lot of people willing to pay $1-5 for the piece. A 5-piece normal set (animals, military, holidays, etc.) could go for $1 due to not having licensing fees and they'd definitely sell. I don't play Monopoly much, but I'd consider buying some sets and perhaps some limited edition pieces as well.

Btw, if Hasbro doesn't want to offer piece sets, you could probably work out a deal with them to create sets (you'll have to pay a licensing fee, of course) and sell them yourself. That's potentially a very profitable endeavor that doesn't take much effort or initial startup cost. Just a thought for anyone wanting to try your own business.

Iran sending monkeys into space. lol that is the funniest thing I have heard in a long time......

I tried to go and buy a Monopoly board before last weekend so I'd have all the 'old' pieces. Went to Wal-Mart of all places, sold out. Guess people 'really' wanted the game to change so bad they made a mad dash and got all those old boards, hurm?

Oh well bet the execs will be thrilled by the spike in January numbers for the Monopoly game, only to be less then thrilled by the dip in sales over the next 6 months.

What the hell is with all the political bashing?? Can you not take 5 minutes off to discuss (politely) a long-standing, fun piece of American culture? There are plenty of other posts to go play hater on. I'll see you there...

But before that... shame. The game has been around for 80 years with some updates, so it was likely to happen, but I'd have gone with the diamond ring as a long-standing cultural feature.

first of all, flbikerchick, they've been making variant editions for years! My brother has a Simpsons version, and their latest is some sort of "atm" thing where you type in the amount and swipe your card (although i think this may be in part because most are getting to damn stupid to even do basic math).

secondly, ED-2874315, they would have gotten just as much free advertising by voting for a new piece without eliminating one, and potentially pissing off any of the fans (what do mean none of the fans are upset? then why was there a board for you to post on in the first place?).

yeah, i like the game, but i'm not going to get all bent out of shape about it. if the cat was "playing" the piano, like in some stupid-ass youtube video however..

go directly to jail. do not pass go. do not collect $200.00 when passing the cat, the dog must stop in the same square, and the cat loses a turn while the dog mauls the hell out of it :}

I'm just surprised that the cat isn't sponsored by Hello Kitty in exchange for a corporate naming fee.

None should have been changed. Why does some company always have to screw with something that is just fine as it is? Instead of voting for a stupid cat people should have been sending them messages to leave things alone.

Cats suck!

they've been making variant editions for years!

Bustedbrain is absolutely correct. Some sets of "Official Monopoly" versions are NFL Football, Sponge Bob, Star Wars, Betty Boop, Pirates of the Caribbean, LOTR, and Dogopoly, among, I'd guess, hundreds of others. Any 'popular', merchandising opportunity is not missed by Hasbro. In addition, eBay does a brisk business in Monopoly Tokens, where anyone missing the iron can pick one up for a bid of 1c at the moment.

My opinion of the change: they should have left the iron in the original set; it's an icon of past times, much like other aspects of the game. I think the cat is really neat, but it could have been offered some other way.

I'm trying really hard to make this an important part of my day today, but it's not happenin'. I did vote for the cat, but forgot all about it. Glad it turned out this way.

Good gimmick for selling more product.

#1.36 John - Cats suck!

Cats rock! They are more intelligent than you.

The cat does suck.

They could have picked a much cooler piece, the robot or the Helicopter but the cat?

Ya, that one's for grandma.

I can't believe they eliminated the iron!! How will women play this game now?

Really, the iron was to iron all the loads of money for those eccentric ones. Why could they not just add a piece and not remove any? Why a Cat? Change is good add a piece and more funds. Do not take from the game it is a "CLASSIC". Again, What does a cat have to with wealth?

#1.40 Foxdrake - The cat does suck.

Only when they are nursing.

You have to understand that today people are not hired for their experience and knowledge. They are hired by the HR department for their degree.

Really? You spend your time doing this? Obviously you understood what the write was saying .....give it a rest.

that's not even the piece that had the most votes on the previous poll and i just got a electronic monopoly game and it has all new pieces in it a race car , commercial airplane , hamburger , cellphone , in line skate , and a skateboard

@Thomasthetankandgin...Why don't you comment on another article more relevant to your train of thought? Does all the news have to be about wars/politics/controversy/propaganda?

Personally, I'm tired of every time I go online, the "news" is shoved in my face whether I want to see it or not. The wars and rumors of wars have always been there, and will likely always be there, so I find it difficult to call it "news"...it's not new.

Something new, a little light-hearted fun is healthy and refreshing. This cat is fun, and will appeal to millions of people who love cats and Monopoly.

@Thomas, again, what the hell is with all the political bashing?? Can you not take 5 minutes off to discuss (politely) a long-standing, fun piece of American culture? There are plenty of other posts to go play hater on.

@AngryCanuck, as you have figured out, Thomas is an idiotic brainwashed moronic troll that wakes up every day pissed off at the world. He's still in denial from the November POTUS results. So sorry Thomas get a life!

Dolts like him would take an article about the migration of Monarch butterflies and push a dumb @ss political agenda on it. And btw "Thomas" I'm not a lib or a democrat. Sucks to be you ...

Good idea above and some person could market seperate types of pieces for the game and sell them like sports pieces say base ball or football soccer etc.

I see what you did there.

I knew the cat was a shoe-in...

You can only have so many pieces in the game. They could offer "vintage" pieces or other piece sets separate from the game, though.

ha ha hah it'll be a decade before the iron is worth any real $$$.$$ as vintage

Looks like im buying a iron for the new board off of Ebay.

Its, it's, your, you're, their,they're,there.

I say we just remove these words from the English language!

I believe they have in the American language, no?

It's not properly taught in schools here in the U.S, that's for sure.

In all fairness, "it's" and "its" are considered the most confusing for people learning English because apostrophes in the English language represent both conjunctions and possessives, yet the word itself is spelled the same. So while I never could understand how someone would get "your" and "you're" mixed up (due to the physical word changing, in addition to the rules accompanying that change), in this instance you pretty much have to memorize it, which can be difficult.

there's also yore but it has nothing to do with your or you're, but there hasn't anything to do with they're or their....so it's all good!! Unless you use their instead of they're when you mean them....

The American English language is constantly changing. Our forefathers did away with "Thee" and "Thou." They also shortened "knowest" to "know." We've come to accept both "grey" and "gray" as correct spellings for the color. The word, "whom" is about to fall into extinction as it's rarely used anymore--I'm perfectly ok with that one.

That said, I simply cannot accept the interchanging of "their," "there," and "they're" or "it's" and "its" or "your" and "you're." Each one has a completely different meaning and it's confusing at times trying to read a sentence when those words are not used correctly.

This is all coming from an English major who says "y'all" and "ain't" frequently in emails.

The easiest way to remember when you use "its" vs. "it's" is a phrase I made up: "The possessive doesn't." Shared that one years ago with an office mate who always got confused, and once she figured out what it meant, it stuck with her, which of course is why I wrote it that way. You have to stop and think for a second.

Obviously Greg, you do. You took the time to read the article AND get snarky enough for your post.

Sorry but besides the "human curiosity" this qualifies as news? Up next, the fat lady with the Jesus pizza.....

u do

Good one!

Stunned Kiwi - Very funny. You made my day. Thanks

iRon, hmmm... I wonder if someone has a trademark on that one? Agreed with Kiwi, the iron should have been left in, but of course I am one of the few who still owns an iRon, and a iRon board.

"Most Relevant Post of the Day" award goes to Kiwi!

(Thanks for the giggle!)

LOL....I like that.

Some dogs chase cars, too. Just sayin...

I hate cats too! Should have kept the iron!

I love kitties.... not a dog person

I hate hate.

It's DEBT, not DEBIT

You read it thou. Get up and change the world then!. Oh wait you can't and neither can I.

Apparently you do!! You took the time to read the article and then post inane comments that have nothing to do with the article.

I think it is nice to have a news article with nothing political... no excuse for snarking... just fun..

Lisa from Wayland,I agree with you.

In my computer game, I'm always the dog. AL has to be what I tell him to be..... preferably a piece that moves quickly like the racecar, battleship, wheelbarrow or iron. Oh well, I suppose the cat will run as fast as my dog does.