Tuesday, February 16, 2016

They Are Taking the War On Cash to the Kids: Cashless Monopoly




This is just terrible.

AV Club reports:

With its newest Monopoly release, Hasbro seems to be willing to do something that our elected officials are not: Regulate the banking system and make it harder for unscrupulous individuals to cheat. For its upcoming Monopoly Ultimate Banking, a modernized version of the classic real estate and free market-themed board game, the toy company has eliminated Monopoly’s colorful wads of cash. Instead, players will scan personal credit cards with a small battery-operated ATM, which will automatically keep track of their cash on hand.

It's time for someone to come up with a new game: Escape Government Spying On You.

-RW

(ht Jay Stephenson)

5 comments:

  1. Then when the batteries on the ATM run out, they have to decide between starving and looting.

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  2. Those who like to throw all fines & taxes in the center of the board and let them accumulate till someone lands on Free Parking and gets the whole pot, I assume would not like this new version.

    I wonder if a Transgender token comes with this game also ?

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  3. Who to call when the ATM breaks down?

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  4. Looks like they are using a barcode-like system.
    I wonder how long it takes for the first kid to hack the ATM!

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