Monopoly “Iron” Token Out, “Cat” In

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Wow – hadn’t even heard they were doing this! We would have started a “toilet” token movement!

The Monopoly iron is going off to that giant linen closet in the sky.

The token, a staple of the Hasbro board game since the 1930s, is being retired after only garnering 8% of fan votes in a “Save Your Token” campaign. The Scottie dog was the clear choice for fans and game players from 185 countries, getting 29% of the vote.

While the iron leaves the game, a new cat will take its place passing “GO!” and collecting $200 going forward. The feline piece conquered its own competition in a separate vote on theMonopoly Facebook page, winning over four other proposed tokens — a toy robot, guitar, helicopter and diamond ring — with 31%.

Monopoly extras, from page 105 of of Uncle John’s HEAVY DUTY Bathroom Reader:

Longest game of Monolpoly ever played in a moving elevator: 384 hours.
Often overlooked rule: If a player lands on a propery and opts not to buy it, the propery must be auctioned off.
Monopoly was popular in Cuba before the rise of Fidel Castro, who banned the game and ordered all copies destroyed.
In 2009 Kenneth Reppke of Fraszer, Michigan, was arrested on an assault chare for hitting a friend in the head because she wouldn’t sell him Boardwalk and park Place during a Monopoly game.
There are dozens of actual—if unofficial—”opoly” games, including Bibleopoly, Dog-opoly, Cocktailopoly, Dino-opoly, and Ghettopoly—possibly the most politically incorrect boardgame of all time.