Perhaps saddest to see it go is Monopoly World Champion, Bjorn Halvard Knappskog, who used the piece in his last championship match. With only 8% of the vote, the iron was the low man on the totem pole. They also voted on which piece it would replace. It was voted out earlier this year.Įarlier this year, fans of Monopoly voted on a new token to add to the game. Much like the top hat and shoe, the thimble has appeared in most versions of the game that have been released. The piece of choice of US Monopoly champion, Richard Marinaccio, the thimble is another of the original pieces from 1935. Of course, when the game was introduced, he was known as Rich Uncle Pennybags, and many have speculated the character was based on J.P. The token was based on the hat the game’s lead character, Mr. Often considered the most recognizable icon of the game, the top hat is also one of the original pieces created in 1935. For standard Monopoly players though, here’s the story behind each piece. Of course, if you are buying special editions, you may have encountered a few obscurities. Some have stuck around since the beginning, others have been given the boot, and one was just added earlier this year. Since the game was introduced in the 1930’s, pieces have come and gone. If Darrow didn’t give her a sizable paycheck for that advice, well, that’s a damn shame because she was really the genius behind perhaps the most iconic part of the most iconic board game ever created. It was at the suggestion of Darrow’s niece that the pieces be charms from a girl’s charm bracelet. Your sister could have been a button and you could have been a bottle cap or a lighter, for instance. When Monopoly was first concocted, the game’s inventor (although whether he stole the idea is highly disputed and probably true), Charles Darrow, envisioned players using small items from around their homes as playing pieces. You’ve probably played more than a few games with the little racecar or thimble but never stopped to think, “Why the hell am I a thimble?” Odds of finding the other three railroad game pieces are 1 in 11.While many board games use colorful little pegs as markers, Monopoly, the game with the unique power to unite and divide a family in the matter of an hour, has those o dd tokens you’re no doubt familiar with. Short Line is the rare game piece, with odds of 1 in 2,567,959. RAILROADS: Reading Railroad (#623), Pennsylvania Railroad (#624), B&O Railroad (#625), and Short Line (#626).The odds of finding Park Place are 1 in 11. DARK BLUE: Park Place (#621) and Boardwalk (#622): One prize of a million dollars cash will be awarded! Boardwalk is the rare piece, with odds of 1 in 513,591,720.North Carolina Avenue and Pacific Avenue are not rare and have odds of 1 in 10. Pennsylvania Avenue is rare, with odds of 1 in 102,718,344.
Five prizes of $50,000 cash will be awarded.
James Place (#609), Tennessee Avenue (#610), and New York Avenue (#611). Charles Place and States Avenue each have odds of 1 in 11. Virginia Avenue is rare, with odds of 1 in 51,359,172.
Ten prizes of $2,000 cash will be awarded. Charles Place (#606), States Avenue (#607), and Virginia Avenue (#608). Oriental and Connecticut Avenues each have odds of 1 in 11. Vermont Avenue is rare, with odds of 1 in 51,359,172. Ten prizes of $1,000 cash will be awarded.
The odds of finding Baltic Avenue are 1 in 11. Mediterranean Avenue is rare, with odds of finding it at 1 in 114,132. 4,500 prizes of $50 cash will be awarded.