new monopoly game to lose paper money

July 26th, 2006 comments stumble it! digg it! by: technabob

As a reflection of changing state of paper currency in the real world, a new version of the Parker Brothers board game Monopoly does away with all the pieces of color-coded play money, and replaces them with a mock Visa Debit Card.

The new Here & Now Electronic Banking edition of the game will allow players to store and retrieve their account balance using an electronic reader of some sort. I can’t wait until someone tries to use one of these cards at a real store. Already available in a UK version for about

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July 26th, 2006 comments: stumble it! digg it! by: technabob