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22nd November 2018, 06:07 PM
Hasbro Trolls Millennials With Monopoly Version Replacing Real Estate With Vegan Bistros
by Tyler Durden
Thu, 11/22/2018 - 19:44
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Who would’ve guessed that creating a board game that mocks millennials for being triggered so easily would - wait for it - trigger millennials? That’s exactly what happened when Hasbro released its "Millennial Monopoly" game. The shot at the age 22 to 35-year-old demographic hilariously has removed the real estate from the game, stating on the front box ‘Forget real estate. You can’t afford it anyway’.
On the box, the Monopoly man is wearing earbuds, sunglasses and donning a participation medal, taking a direct stab at millennials who believe that "everybody is a winner". He's shown holding a coffee cup and standing out in front of a building that looks like a mock-up of a Whole Foods.
And since millennials don’t have any money, why not take it out from the game altogether? That’s exactly what Hasbro did – they replaced it with "experience points" that can be used to instead buy trips to places like meditation retreats and the vegan bistro. The traditional Monopoly pieces like the ship, top hat and car have also been replaced with a pair of sunglasses, a camera and even a hashtag.
The game's description states: “Money doesn’t always buy a great time. But experiences, whether they’re good — or weird — last forever.”
Of course, this version of the game, made to gently poke fun at a generation of people who desperately deserve it, has wound up inevitably triggering them on Twitter. The responses show a generation that is all too incapable of not taking things seriously and realizing a good-natured joke when it happens.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-19/hasbro-trolls-millennials-monopoly-version-replacing-real-estate-vegan-bistros
by Tyler Durden
Thu, 11/22/2018 - 19:44
https://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2018-11-12-at-4.50.03-AM.jpg
Who would’ve guessed that creating a board game that mocks millennials for being triggered so easily would - wait for it - trigger millennials? That’s exactly what happened when Hasbro released its "Millennial Monopoly" game. The shot at the age 22 to 35-year-old demographic hilariously has removed the real estate from the game, stating on the front box ‘Forget real estate. You can’t afford it anyway’.
On the box, the Monopoly man is wearing earbuds, sunglasses and donning a participation medal, taking a direct stab at millennials who believe that "everybody is a winner". He's shown holding a coffee cup and standing out in front of a building that looks like a mock-up of a Whole Foods.
And since millennials don’t have any money, why not take it out from the game altogether? That’s exactly what Hasbro did – they replaced it with "experience points" that can be used to instead buy trips to places like meditation retreats and the vegan bistro. The traditional Monopoly pieces like the ship, top hat and car have also been replaced with a pair of sunglasses, a camera and even a hashtag.
The game's description states: “Money doesn’t always buy a great time. But experiences, whether they’re good — or weird — last forever.”
Of course, this version of the game, made to gently poke fun at a generation of people who desperately deserve it, has wound up inevitably triggering them on Twitter. The responses show a generation that is all too incapable of not taking things seriously and realizing a good-natured joke when it happens.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-19/hasbro-trolls-millennials-monopoly-version-replacing-real-estate-vegan-bistros