Monopoly Game To Lose a Token

Apparently, the guys in charge of Monopoly have been sitting around thinking of something to do. They have a classic board game, and they've decided that being classic and traditional sucks. I guess the marketing guys are trying to figure out a way to justify their salaries.

They're going to be new, edgy, and give up a traditional token in favor of a new token. And they want your vote! Swine. This is classic marketing/advertising crap.

Hasbro came up with a list of potential replacements, conducted an internal vote and narrowed the field to five finalists: a robot, diamond ring, cat, helicopter and guitar. The classic token with the fewest number of votes will be replaced by the new token with the highest number. The winner is to be announced on Wednesday.

A robot, a diamond ring, a cat, a helicopter, and a guitar? What the hell? Why not have a little iPad  token while you're at it? Maybe we could change all the tax rates while we're at it. Income tax of 15%? We should be so freaking lucky. One of the best parts of Monopoly is the fact that it hasn't changed. The same game that my parents played, is the same game that I played, but that's it. Now they're going to get rid of part of the original game. Awesome idea y'all. Find a great product that people want and then change it. Oh, and if you go to their website, part of the marketing is Buy a game now before we change it!

Morons.