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"Monopoly" chooses Prius

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by creamer, Sep 12, 2006.

  1. creamer

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    Parker Brothers (Hasbro) in unveiling a new "Here & Now" edition of Monopoly. The race car token has been replaced by our favorite vehicle!

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    Nothing official at monopoly.com yet, but here's the clicky for a New York Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/12/business/media/12adco.html
    (my apologies if registration is requred; if so, that's what BugMeNot is for!)

    I'll have to celebrate by driving my own token from Minnesota to Jacobs Field, which replaced Mediterranean Avenue in this edition...
     
  2. eagle33199

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Snooze Button @ Sep 12 2006, 02:04 PM) [snapback]318493[/snapback]</div>
    Odd, just a few months ago i drove my actual Prius in the opposite direction :lol:

    Can't wait to get one and show everyone how the prius comes out ahead every time.
     
  3. Sufferin' Prius Envy

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    I wonder if there will be a Starbucks on every corner on the new board. :rolleyes:

    I can just see the fights now . . . “YES, I LANDED ON A STARBUCKS CORNER, BUT I AIN'T PAYING FOR OR DRINKING THAT SWILL!!!†:angry: :lol:
     
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    After the game comes out, I wonder how many Prius owners will contact Hasbro and "complain" that their game is missing the Prius token and could they send one to "replace" it. Do that enough times and you could make a Prius bracelet. :p
     
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    Yeah, heard about this on NPR this AM. They say that the railroads are going to be replaced by airlines, and passing GO will get you $2,000,000.

    Airlines? Might be outdated already depending on which ones they choose.
     
  7. Godiva

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    Looks like their airports, not airlines.

    Gee, I can buy the White House for $3.2 mil? There are more expensive homes in So. Cal.

    It looks like fun but boy, what inflation hath wrought. I guess the original version would seem quite quaint to current players. But I don't think updating monopoly will severely compete with Gameboys and Playstations.
     
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    LOL, too bad one of the other icons is a cell phone - arggh.

    eagle33199 - I noticed you have a pretty low MPG rating- are your tires underinflated or are you always driving uphill? :eek:
     
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    Utilities are now Cell Phone Provider and Internet Provider
    Railroads are Airports
    Community Chest changes from 'Runner Up In Beauty Contest' to 'Runner Up On Reality TV Show' :)

    lol on the Starbucks on every corner...if they wanted to be more realistic, it would be every other space! Same goes with Walgreens. :p

    Also, you should rename the post from '"Monopoly" chooses Prius' to 'Toyota chooses "Monopoly"'. The companies that appear in the game PAID to be in it.
     
  10. TonyPSchaefer

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sufferin' Prius Envy @ Sep 12 2006, 05:36 PM) [snapback]318605[/snapback]</div>
    Walgreens might have beaten them to it and bought the real estate.

    Great. Now when I roll high numbers on the dice I'll have to accelerate brickly for the first few spaces, glide for a few more, decelerate as little as possible rounding the corner and stealth to my final resting place. Unless, of course, the new board has an HOV lane.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Godiva @ Sep 12 2006, 10:13 PM) [snapback]318804[/snapback]</div>
    Nah. It costs LOTS less than $3.2 mil to buy the White House....
     
  12. Sufferin' Prius Envy

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    Can't leave well enough alone . . . gotta make everything “New and Improved.†:rolleyes:

    What next – Is Hasbro going to update RISK to include nuclear and biological weapons, embedded media, rogue terrorist groups, and liberal politicians who will bring the troops home before the game is won? :huh: :lol:
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sufferin' Prius Envy @ Sep 14 2006, 01:45 AM) [snapback]319359[/snapback]</div>

    You should probably send that idea to them. :p Maybe they'll send you a free version of it. ;)
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Godiva @ Sep 13 2006, 01:13 AM) [snapback]318804[/snapback]</div>
    I think Bush spent a little more than that buying the White House. They should update it with what he actually paid for that position.
     
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    What's funny is that if you go to the toyota web site and look to build/check out a 2006 Prius, it has an option to select the 'Monopoly' model. :lol:

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  16. eagle33199

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    But where's the base price for it? and how much does it cost for the different packages?

    I definately want nav on my monopoly edition prius...