Cheating encouraged in new Monopoly version
WASHINGTON:04 january: Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200: just steal it.
A new version of the decades-old board game Monopoly encourages players to cheat, but plastic handcuffs will leave them “locked up” if they are caught.
The aim of the game remains as it has been since its creation in 1935: to become the richest player through buying properties and collecting rent.
But a recent study “revealed that nearly half of game players attempt to cheat during Monopoly games, so in 2018, Hasbro decided it was time to give fans what they’ve been craving all along,” a statement from Monopoly’s manufacturer said.
The “Cheaters Edition” adds 15 cheat cards covering the most common types of traditionally unsportsmanlike play such as moving tokens more spaces than allowed by the dice or avoiding rent.
Published in Dawn, February 4th, 2018
