If it aint broke, don’t fix it
5/02/10 by Katie Monk
Ok so I get that we are living in a digital, web 2.0 world where our lives (supposedly) are getting easier as we have more technology to ‘help’ us. However with all these gadgets taking over our lives i’m almost certain there will come a time when we wont even have to think for ourselves any more, computers will control our brains.
Its already happening to boardgames, have a look at what Hasbro have done to my favourite childhood game, Monopoly.
“Gone are the £400 property bargains, the silver playing pieces - and the opportunity to sneak a note out of the banker’s box”
Yesterday to mark its 75th anniversary, Monopoly unveiled their 21st Century version called Monopoly Revolution. In a move that mirrors whats going on in our own society the nostalgic boardgame now uses electronic banking instead of paper money and the board itself has also changed from a traditional square to a circular board with sound effects! The new version completely removes the need for players to use mental arithmetic and think for themselves, its what I said at the beginning…. technology is taking over our lives!
In another move, property prices have also shot up to reflect modern prices. No longer a bargin at £200, Kings Cross Station now costs £2million and not surprisingly Mayfair has not escaped the price hike either, it can now be purchased for tidy sum of £4million!
An estimated one billion people have played Monopoly since its launch. Designed by Charles Darrow in 1935 it has gone virtually unchanged, so why take the decision to mess around with it now?
In my opinion Monopoly is a classic & iconic piece of nostalgia that didn’t need updating.
As my Mum & Dad used to say to me - if it aint broke don’t fix it!











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