A Monopoly board and outdated pieces from 1935. (AP / Peabody Essex Museum)
Have a soft spot for one of the eight classic playing pieces from Monopoly?
Then it’s time to act, because Hasbro, the board game’s publisher, is holding a contest that asks for people to vote for their favorite pieces.
The lowest vote-getter will be dropped from the game.
The current playing pieces include a race car, a thimble, an old boot, a dog, a battleship, a top hat, an iron and a wheelbarrow.
The losing piece will be replaced with one of five options — a robot, a diamond ring, a cat, a helicopter and a guitar — all of which are also being put to a vote.
Currently, the two pieces least likely to be dropped from the game are the dog and the race car, while the iron and the wheelbarrow are both in grave danger.
This isn’t the first time pieces have been retired from the Monopoly lineup. The game once included a lantern, a purse, a rocking horse and a trolley car.
Hasbro will announce the results on Feb. 6.
– Patrick Kevin Day
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how dare they!!
I received a Monopoly game as a child during the 1960's. I do not remember a wheelbarrow being among the game pieces. The others – yes.
A shame they all can't lose. Monopoly is a game for people who enjoy messes and boredom.
If HASBRO plays it smart, HASBRO will keep all of the old pieces and will just add all of the new pieces, so people can make their respective choices when they play.