When you think of classic board games the first thing that comes to mind is Monopoly. The game has been around for over 70 years, and playing it is a great family activity. It seems like most people have a favorite Monopoly token, and I know in our house we always play with the same ones. Now one of the classic Monopoly tokens is going to be retired, and Hasbro needs your help determining which one. Up for retirement are: the battleship, iron, racecar, Scottie dog, shoe, thimble, top hat, or wheelbarrow.
Everyone in my family has a favorite token. My son likes the racecar, and my husband likes the horse (apparently this one was already retired!). My daughters both like the Scottie dog best, which could be a problem. But luckily we have had multiple Monopoly games over the years, so we have more than one dog and they each use one when we play. One gets the shinier dog, and the other the dull one. Yes, this is confusing, but it is better than listening to them argue about whose turn it is to be the dog.
My favorite is the wheelbarrow, and it is one of the ones in danger of elimination. You can cast your vote daily on the Monopoly Facebook page. I just checked the standings and the two tokens losing right now are the wheelbarrow and iron. I hate ironing, and would not be at all sad to see the iron go! So I am voting for the wheelbarrow, and hope you will join the cause.
Of course once one token is eliminated another one will need to be added. And you get to vote on this too. The five new tokens up for consideration are: the diamond ring, guitar, toy robot, cat, and helicopter.
 I am voting for the robot, because I think it is very cute. Plus it just makes sense to me to add a fun, modern token to the game. Of course if a cat was added I might be able to get one of my daughters to chose it, and eliminate the confusing two dog problems. But I am just not a cat person at all, so I can’t bring myself to vote for it.
Time is running out to get a copy of a Monopoly game with the eight iconic tokens. But I have a copy to giveaway to one of my readers, just enter in the Rafflecopter form below.
Disclosure: I received a game to review, all opinions are my own.
the robot, how adorable
racecar would get my vote
The guitar
Thanks!
Helicopter would get my vote
I would vote for the cat.
the racecar debbie jackson
djackson1958 at hotmail dot com
i voted for the scottie
I would vote for the guitar.
connors26 at att.net
I voted for the robot to pass go and the boot to get out of jail free.
I am voting to save the Scotty Dog and to add the cat.
I vote for the cat! ^.~ Even though the robot is extremely cute I’m a cat person…so I want the cat to win.
I vote for the guitar.
The guitar is really cool, it is getting my vote.
I’m rooting for the scottie dog!
I voted for the boot!
the race car
Scottie Dog, always pick the Scottie.
the wheelbarrow and for the new I picked the helicopter
I picked the scottie!
I love the robot!
gotta vote horse!
I voted for the wheelbarrow! I am not upset about the iron going! 🙂
I voted for the cat piece!
ring
sibabe64 at ptd dot net
I voted to save the Scottie Dog, and voted in the Guitar!
i voted for the cat
saving the wheelbarrel and voting in the cat
ronaleeduncan{at}aol{dot}com
I’d have to vote for the cat!!
I voted to save the dog and add the helicopter
I have voted and voted to save the dog and add the cat 🙂
We gotta save the Scottie Dog!!
I voted for Scottie Dog!
Voted for the cat.
I’m voting for the scottie. Thanks
I’m voting for the dog.
I voted to keep the boot and bring the robot on board!
I voted to save the battleship and add the cat.
jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com
I already voted for the terrier…my favorite by far!
The old piece the iron and the new piece the helicopter.
Old: Car
New: Robot
My favorite Monopoly token is the racecar. I would like to see them add the diamond ring token.
I like the cat!
I am voting for the battleship and robot.
I’m voting for the robot 🙂
Save the wheelbarrow and add the robot.
save the dog and voted for the guitar
vmkids3 at msn dot com
Saved the tophat and voted in the cat
I like the robot
I love the Car
The car has always been my favorite.
i am voting for the scottie dog 🙂
I voted to save the Scottie dog and add the cat.
Totally Voting for the Thimble & Robot
I like the Iron and the Robot
Old–shoe and New–guitar
I’m voting for the guitar!
The diamond ring
I would vote for the diamond ring
I am voting for the cat
I am voting to keep the Scottie Dog and add the Cat token.
I voted for the guitar.
Dump the iron and add the cat
i really like the guitar
Voting is over, but I would have chosen the robot.
I voted for the cat
I voted for the ring.
i voted for saving the car
I voted for the cat.
save the scottie dog
Between the cat and robot
My 2 faves are the thimble and robot
Robot for sure!
The cat is my favorite
The cat! Meow!
I voted for the shoe/boot.
The cat gets my vote.
I always play the scottie; that would get my vote.
I’m voting for the cat!
i like the dog
I like the cat, thanks!
the dog thanks
i voted for the robot
I voted for the cat and it won!!!!
i voted cat i voted to keep the shoe
my favorite is the shoe
my favorite piece is the helicopter!
I voted for the cat
as an animal lover I have to vote for the cat
Save: wheelbarrow
New: Guitar
I voted to save the dog and add the ring
i wanted to save the wheelbarrow and get the diamond ring
I guess it’s over to vote? I would have voted to keep the hat. That was always my piece to use. I would have chose the cat as a new one.
The dog and the robot!
I like the cat
I think I’d have to pick the helicopter.
I voted for the cat.
I voted to save the top hat and add the cat.
I like the robot!
i voted for the thimble
I would like the Thimble to stay and them add the cat!
I want to see the ring win
I’d have to pick the cat I think.
I want the cat to win for new token 🙂
I like the robot.