Cashless games!
By Daniel
@Danielclark691 (1097)
October 29, 2021 6:49pm CST
Where will the madness end?! We now have cashless Monopoly. This was an extremely popular game in my youth, though board games are not popular now as kids like video games much more.
The Monopoly game I have here is a cashless one. This means that no physical notes change hands at all during gameplay, which is a real shame.
I enjoy the cash handling and seeing the physical money. Do you think companies go too far with the cashless element to games? Do you prefer the new versions of games or the old ones?
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10 responses
@MidnightMunchies (280)
• United States
30 Oct 21
Love this game. Play with real cash. :-p
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@Danielclark691 (1097)
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31 Oct 21
@MidnightMunchies sounds like a good idea to me!
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@MidnightMunchies (280)
• United States
30 Oct 21
@Danielclark691 We'd put money in the pot at the beginning of any game, even card games, and in the end winner takes all.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
30 Oct 21
We have this and yes I like it because then my kids are not taking the play money everywhere and losing it or eating it like they did as toddlers. I’m always losing game piece because the kids will places them all over the house so I likes where it didn’t have many pieces or they can lose them. We have the hungry hippos that has a dome over it can you can’t lose those little balls inside there. It’s travel size but I liked the dome.
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@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
31 Oct 21
@Danielclark691 the card holds the money like a credit card. It’s hard to replace paper money or tiney people around a house when there is 3 kids and one of you. I would rather a card. I’d km going to teach my kids about cash I would give them the real deal which they do have for like when the ice cream truck comes or when there birthdays come around and they want to buy a toy.
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@Danielclark691 (1097)
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30 Oct 21
the game pieces still exist. It is just the cash that is missing. I suppose there are advantages to card in society, but not in this game.
@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
30 Oct 21
@Danielclark691 I loved that game when I was a kid
@ihasaquestion (8276)
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30 Oct 21
Maybe they are just trying to keep up with the times?
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@Danielclark691 (1097)
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30 Oct 21
yes possibly but I think it spoils the enjoyment of the game
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@Danielclark691 (1097)
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30 Oct 21
They should only have changed the locations etc.
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@Danielclark691 (1097)
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30 Oct 21
@CarolDM those versions were very successful and they were charging £50+ for some of them
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
30 Oct 21
I never heard of cashless games before.
My kids play video games but one daughter also has a load of games we used to play when young and she gets together monthly with friends too play them.
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@Danielclark691 (1097)
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30 Oct 21
it is such a shame that the old board games have made way for video games etc.
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@Danielclark691 (1097)
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30 Oct 21
yes I agree. I love the cash side of the game
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@Scrapper88 (5983)
• United States
30 Oct 21
The cash part of the game was the best part of the game.
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@Danielclark691 (1097)
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30 Oct 21
I agree! it was the huge post for me, especially as a youngster.
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@VictorFrankenstein (243)
• United Kingdom
12 Nov 21
It doesn't appeal to me at all. Handling cash is more fun. And what are you supposed to do when the card reader breaks, as anything handled by kids is bound to?
