There have been several stories recently about Parker Brothers making changes to its signature board game, Monopoly, in an effort to revive the game’s popularity. Well, at least one change we now know of — say goodbye to paper Monopoly money, its all plastic now.
Monopoly board game players can now pay for properties with debit cards.
Game?makers Parker have phased out the standard multi-coloured cash in a new version.
Players will instead use a Visa mock debit card to keep track of how much they win or lose.
It is?inserted into an electronic machine where the banker taps in cardholders’ earnings and payments.
Parker said replacing of cash with plastic showed the game was moving with the times.
No word on whether the new version of the game will include the business cards of local bankruptcy attorneys.
