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Nostalgia alert: Monopoly takes the thimble out of the moth box
16/6/2023
Translation: machine translated
Hasbro responds to the wishes of many fans. The silver thimble is celebrating its comeback on the Monopoly board.
If you've never played Monopoly, you're kind of weird. Everyone, even those who don't like games, at least knows the absolute classic, which is all about making big money - and ruining others.
In fact, the board game is already more than 85 years old. At regular intervals, Hasbro presents a new edition of the board game. Every medium-sized town probably has its own version by now. The latest version now being released brings a well-known character back to the board.
Your will is Hasbro's command
In the 90s, the silver thimble was part of the game. Did you miss it? It will soon be back: the updated version of Monopoly will once again include the thimble game piece alongside the dog, top hat, car, ship, cat, rubber duck and penguin. Last year, fans all over the world were asked to vote on this: They wanted the thimble back. This was announced by Hasbro on its website.
But - typical Monopoly - where someone wins, someone loses. The T-Rex figure, which has been available since 2017, has been removed. Back then, it had won together with the rubber duck and penguin.
Hasbro is also announcing another change: The packaging is also returning to its former glory in a rectangular shape. The square box is history - perhaps only until the next user vote, who knows.
Fun facts
In its press release, Hasbro has also compiled a few fun facts for fans of the parlour game. Here is a small selection:
- Monopoly was invented by Charles Darrow in his home and consisted of simple materials that he had to hand: a wax tablecloth as a game board, hand-labelled cards and the houses and hotels we know today were made from scraps of wood.
- Charles Darrow got his inspiration from his nieces, who used the metal figures from their bracelets to play games.
- The city of Atlantic City in the state of New Jersey, once founded as a spa town and now primarily known as a gambling town, served as the model for Monopoly.
- More than 300 billion Monopoly dollars are printed every year - more notes than the US Federal Reserve.
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