Monopoly Replaces Cash With Debit Card - Gizmodo Comments

Monopoly Replaces Cash With Debit Card

tibs_pravin — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:42:52 EDT

good thing the thing has come up with the new innovation..evryone is actually v bored wid the ancient usual game..and iv even bought the same fucin game thrice just for tht i lose all my cash after a year or two...dis time its gonna b permanent

tibs_pravin

Monopoly Replaces Cash With Debit Card

thrillhouse — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:11:09 EDT

Could be worse. At least its a debit card and not a credit card. Then you'd be seeing a lot of backlash.

And Doc - its not rocket science to design and build up card swipes and magnetic cards. Any number of small companies could have done this. Make no mistake - what you are seeing here is an ad for Visa. They probably gave the stupid things to PB in exchange for that logo in the corner. They've pulled this crap before with kids toys, its not new.

thrillhouse

Monopoly Replaces Cash With Debit Card

Jesse in Japan — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:53:04 EDT

Have any of you ever actually played a game of Monopoly to the end? It takes forever. Usually we just stop when the bank runs out of cash, but I guess that won't happen now.

Jesse in Japan

Monopoly Replaces Cash With Debit Card

DocGratis — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 06:58:56 EDT

Bad Gizmodo.. BAD!
The article makes no mention of "all versions from now on" and in fact only refers to the "Here and Now" edition, and states there is still the classic (which costs Half as much) and still has the paper money...

and yeah VISA has their name right on it. They designed the reader for Parker Brothers...
Personally I think it is stupid.
-You can't see how much money they have
-Harder to stop cheating (and accidental typos (oops I hit +2000 instead of +200))
-and lastly Great now a classic board game need BATTERIES...

DocGratis

Monopoly Replaces Cash With Debit Card

El Daveo — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:31:09 EDT

OK.....I am sorry I have done this already so I'll keep this one short. ATM = Automatic Teller Machine. "ATM machine" = stupid.

El Daveo

Monopoly Replaces Cash With Debit Card

thrillhouse — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 23:36:48 EDT

I noticed that too, TV Genius. Isn't that nice, a paid advertisement inside of your board game. I'll stick to the paper money, thank you very much.

thrillhouse

Monopoly Replaces Cash With Debit Card

TVGenius — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:58:05 EDT

How much is VISA paying for this?

TVGenius

Monopoly Replaces Cash With Debit Card

hill_intern — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:38:20 EDT

Where does it say anything about "all future editions"?

hill_intern

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DeadPlasmaCell — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:46:13 EDT

Soo are they planning a Monopoly Here & Now Electronic Banking version for the US?? My guess is yes, but I haven't seen anything about it yet, just across the pond.

DeadPlasmaCell

Monopoly Replaces Cash With Debit Card

Falconfire — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:34:28 EDT

read the article, its in that Here and Now edition so that sealed it for me, neat idea but unless its AC it aint monopoly.

Falconfire

Monopoly Replaces Cash With Debit Card

DannoHung — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:29:41 EDT

I predict massive Monopoly cheating amongst nerds.

DannoHung

Monopoly Replaces Cash With Debit Card

Falconfire — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:29:23 EDT

really neat idea, but unless its also in the traditional version of the game I aint buying it.

There is no way in hell Hasbro will get me to buy the new version of the game that ditched Atlantic City streets for cities.

Falconfire

Monopoly Replaces Cash With Debit Card

Mischif — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:21:38 EDT

In 3 months, someone's going to find out a way so you can purchase real things with that card. |337 debit haxxors FTW.

Mischif