IN A WORLD WITHOUT CASTINGS Would Monopoly Have Its Iconic Pieces?


Parker Brothers began including playing pieces along


with its “Monopoly” board game in 1935. (Before then, players were expected to use common household trinkets such as buttons and coins.) Te game-maker’s six original pieces—the top hat, thimble, iron, shoe, battleship and cannon—were diecast in a zinc alloy. Te stable of playing tokens—now diecast in pew-


ter—changed a number of times over the years, with new models taking the place of retired pieces. Te latest addi- tion came in 2013, thanks to online fan votes that decided which piece would be retired and what would replace it. In the end, the cat won out over the robot to become the first new token in 15 years. Te feline replaced the iron, which entered retirement after an 80-year career.


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