1 2 3 4 5 ___________________________________________ . . Hasbro, the maker of the popular board game, Monopoly, wants to replace the old-shoe token. People with an interest can vote on a replacement token at a Facebook site. The choices are pictured above, a cat, a robot, a guitar, a helicopter, or a diamond ring. . This is unnecessary. The old shoe should not be replaced, it symbolizes hard times in people's past --or for some of us it represents Adlai Stevenson. He used a shoe with a hole in it to symbolize his political views. . The new choices are just fine. What does it cost to manufacture a token ? Five cents would seem about right. A new Monopoly game costs maybe $ 20, cheaper at some stores Simply add the new choices, and in the process add some value to the game, more sales appeal. Grand total investment, 25 cents. . While Hasbro is at it, add maybe ten other tokens to bring the total to twenty. Sell the expanded-choice set for a couple of dollars more as a premium game set. Suggestions : . ( 1 ) A duck-billed platypus ( 2 ) Patton tank ( 3 ) aircraft carrier ( 4 ) Tyrannosaurus Rex ( 5 ) space satellite ( 6 ) desktop computer monitor w/ miniature keyboard ( 7 ) cute little rabbit ( 8 ) poodle ( 9 ) macaw ( 10 ) horse . For the premium set issue special new Monopoly money with pictures on the notes. $ 1.......Martha Washington $ 5.......Sequoyah $ 10.....Teddy Roosevelt $ 20.....Sojourner Truth $ 50.....H.L. Mencken $ 100...Emperor Asoka $ 500...J.S. Bach . One other change for the premium game : Since Hasbro has a new diamond ring token in the works, and since Luxury Tax can be taken care of with a Chance or Community Chest card, substitute a Political Lobbyist space where a player "donates" money to a political cause in consideration of influencing public policy. This would add a touch of realism to the game. . Ideas for today Billy . . . W Post Which new Monopoly token would you choose ? -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
