tv star collector
05-11-2006, 06:10 PM
By Tim Clodfelter (Winston-Salem Journal)
The board game Monopoly is getting a face-lift to bring it up-to-date for a new edition. Gone will be the railroads, replaced by airlines; rents will be higher;
and more modern tokens will take the place of the classic. The company is
soliciting suggestions at hasbro.com/monopoly for the new edition, which will be
in stores this fall.
So what changes might be made to other games to bring them into this century? Here are a few ideas we really hope the game companies don't take:
* Operation: A dice roll is now required before each round to see if the HMO
agrees to let the operation take place.
* Battleship: Greenpeace protest ships placed at random spots on the game
board.
* Pac-Man: Pac-Man gets taken off a fattening diet of power pills and blue
ghosts so he won't be so roly-poly.
* Stratego: Several months of U.N. resolutions required before play begins.
* Clue: Nonstop coverage of the continuing investigation by CNN, Fox News,
Court TV and, for some unfathomable reason, Entertainment Tonight.
* Chess: Outdated kings and queens replaced with elected officials.
* Pole Position: High gas prices lead to races no faster than 35 mph to
conserve fuel.
* Scrabble: Computer "emoticons" added to appeal to modern kids. :-)
The board game Monopoly is getting a face-lift to bring it up-to-date for a new edition. Gone will be the railroads, replaced by airlines; rents will be higher;
and more modern tokens will take the place of the classic. The company is
soliciting suggestions at hasbro.com/monopoly for the new edition, which will be
in stores this fall.
So what changes might be made to other games to bring them into this century? Here are a few ideas we really hope the game companies don't take:
* Operation: A dice roll is now required before each round to see if the HMO
agrees to let the operation take place.
* Battleship: Greenpeace protest ships placed at random spots on the game
board.
* Pac-Man: Pac-Man gets taken off a fattening diet of power pills and blue
ghosts so he won't be so roly-poly.
* Stratego: Several months of U.N. resolutions required before play begins.
* Clue: Nonstop coverage of the continuing investigation by CNN, Fox News,
Court TV and, for some unfathomable reason, Entertainment Tonight.
* Chess: Outdated kings and queens replaced with elected officials.
* Pole Position: High gas prices lead to races no faster than 35 mph to
conserve fuel.
* Scrabble: Computer "emoticons" added to appeal to modern kids. :-)