Play Money

[dancerjodi]

Monopoly is doing away with its cash:
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/cheapskate102407.php3

Its for real:
http://www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=ps_results&product_id=19783

This makes me sad, because the best part about Monopoly was balancing the cash and playing with it in your hands (unless that's just my own dorkiness). And no more dog or shoe or top hat!? Travesty!

Comments

[developer.livejournal.com]

At first I was thinking "omg, money management skills gone! Kids will learn to charge charge charge!"

Upon reflection though, this is how it is more likely kids will buy things. They use debit cards and paypal. Discovering that those cards aren't magic but that the money will in fact run out is probably a much more valuable lesson in today's plastic and virtual money economy.