MONOPOLY MONEY REPLACED BY TOY BANK CARDS

The latest version of Monopoly adds a new spin to the debate over who gets to be the banker. The decades-old board game, a Hasbro Inc. brand, is getting a modern upgrade this fall with an “Ultimate Banking” version that does away with the game’s iconic paper money in favor of bank cards.

Transactions, including purchasing property and paying rent, will be handled as they are in modern-day real life, with the tap of a card on the “ultimate banking unit.”

And for the real-estate mogul in the making, the bank cards also track wealth and property values, which can rise and fall. Rents for properties on the board also fluctuate, according to Jonathan Berkowitz, senior vice president of the gaming division of Hasbro.

Other versions of the Monopoly game currently on sale include a “Here & Now” edition, which has players travel around the board, and around the world, to collect passport stamps; an edition based on Marvel’s “Avengers” that challenges players to save the day by choosing a character, from Iron Man to the Black Widow, to complete a series of missions; and Monopoly Junior, a version of the classic game for younger players.

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