Anyone over the age of 30 probably remembers sitting at the table with their family playing some type of board game. Some of my fondest memories include hot chocolate, Monopoly and some heated arguments over who got Park Place and Boardwalk! Times have changed and the average kid today would probably look at you sideways if you asked them to sit down to play a board game!
However are board games really a thing of years gone by? Well the makers of Monopoly must think so as they have done the unthinkable in my humble opinion. Later this year there will be no more classic Monopoly games made. A shorter, easier version of the game will be launched. No more Park Place, Boardwalk or Reading Railroad. Kids will be trading stocks and bonds. Popular products such as Coca Cola will be featured.
I know that we cannot stick our heads in the sand but it seems that something that has worked for over 50 years should not be adulterated such as this! At least do not call it Monopoly anymore. Let us baby boomers and other adults have our fond memories! Many of us today need that real interaction of the kitchen table and family. Talking, having a good time, and being with each other is slowly becoming a thing of the past. We do not need to keep moving in this direction.
Some things should not be changed such as classic Monopoly. Many other adults agree. They are taking action to keep the theme going. There are groups who meet on a weekly basis to play classic board games at public places. These people are trying to keep the idea of the board game as well as the atmosphere of people gathering and being social in person alive.
So how do you feel about all of this? Do you feel it is the death of an era as we knew it? Are you going to fight to keep it alive?
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