11-14-2018, 03:39 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Monopoly for Millennials
I think it's funny, but millennials are up it arms...heh.
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The game cover, accompanied with the tagline “Adulting is hard. You deserve a break from the rat race,” features a “cool” Mr. Monopoly taking a selfie, wearing a “participation award” pinned to his chest, and drinking a latte. A camera, a pair of sunglasses, and a hashtag are included among the game pieces, and there are no properties for the players to buy – instead, players collect “experiences;” for example, this edition replaces the original game’s Park Place with a “3-Day Music Festival,” while other experiences include a vegan bistro, bike share, and a yoga studio. There’s also no rent to pay and no real estate to buy because, as it says on the front of the box, “Forget real estate. You can’t afford to buy it anyway.” The game also recommends you “play it in your parents basement.”
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https://heavy.com/games/2018/11/mono...ign=11/14/2018
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11-14-2018, 03:41 PM
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#2
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I'm honestly kind of sick of all the millennial jokes.
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11-14-2018, 03:44 PM
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#3
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Hahahahaha!!!!!
That should be on the game!
"Angry Millennials React on Twitter!"
Because of course they do. Whatever else you want to say about Millennials it is unequivocally true that they have no sense of humour.
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11-14-2018, 04:23 PM
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#4
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Originally Posted by White Out 403
I'm honestly kind of sick of all the millennial jokes.
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This ain't no joke. It's virtual reality w/o the technology.
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11-14-2018, 04:31 PM
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#5
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Originally Posted by Locke
Hahahahaha!!!!!
That should be on the game!
"Angry Millennials React on Twitter!"
Because of course they do. Whatever else you want to say about Millennials it is unequivocally true that they have no sense of humour.
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This was the best part of the article.
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The game’s theme didn’t go over too well with a lot of people. After news of the game started creeping across social media, Hasbro took some serious heat from the very generation it was probably hoping would find the game amusing. Reactions from angry Millennials, as well as those who just thought the game was just in bad taste, flooded Twitter and other social media platforms, calling out Hasbro for the “offensive” and “condescending” board game.
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They got offended on the internet. No, that's not at all a self-parody. Also...
https://twitter.com/user/status/1060365963638521856
Amazing.
(note: as I was born after 1982 I am apparently a millenial according to Hasbro. I find this suggestion offensive.)
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11-14-2018, 04:35 PM
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#7
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Probably short-changed them on the Monopoly money too.
"Fake money is expensive!"
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11-14-2018, 04:38 PM
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Norm!
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I am so ordering that.
And didn't they just release a cheaters edition as well with handcuffs?
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11-14-2018, 04:41 PM
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#9
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As a millennial, I think it's great.
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11-14-2018, 04:44 PM
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#10
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"Go to jail because you cant pay your rent. 'Barista' is a part-time job, not a career."
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11-14-2018, 04:44 PM
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#11
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How old is a Millennial these days? a quick google tells me 18-38? Huh... I thought it was a little younger than that.
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11-14-2018, 04:45 PM
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#12
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"3-day music festival" should really result in you losing all your money and moving around the board backwards for 5 turns. Certainly shouldn't replace Park Place.
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11-14-2018, 04:49 PM
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#13
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
"3-day music festival" should really result in you losing all your money and moving around the board backwards for 5 turns. Certainly shouldn't replace Park Place.
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3-Day Music Festival: Lose 3 turns due to crippling debt and vicious hangover combined with onset of recently conspicuously acquired Herpes.
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11-14-2018, 04:50 PM
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#14
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by Locke
"Go to jail because you cant pay your rent. 'Barista' is a part-time job, not a career."
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"Work at McDonalds. Collect $15."
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11-14-2018, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
"Work at McDonalds. Collect $15."
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Purchase week's worth of Avocado for toast: $120. Surrender your home.
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11-14-2018, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Locke
Purchase week's worth of Avocado for toast: $120. Surrender your home.
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Ha! Home. LOL.
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11-14-2018, 05:01 PM
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Norm!
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parents get tired of your %%%% go directly to friends couch do not pass go.
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11-14-2018, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Locke
Hahahahaha!!!!!
That should be on the game!
"Angry Millennials React on Twitter!"
Because of course they do. Whatever else you want to say about Millennials it is unequivocally true that they have no sense of humour.
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No kidding. Some of those twitter responses make me shake my head. It's okay to laugh a bit even if it's at the expense of some fun being poked at your generation. It seems like nobody even cares about my generation (X) and I'm fine with that.
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11-14-2018, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
This was the best part of the article.
They got offended on the internet. No, that's not at all a self-parody. Also...
https://twitter.com/user/status/1060365963638521856
Amazing.
(note: as I was born after 1982 I am apparently a millenial according to Hasbro. I find this suggestion offensive.) |
Her next tweet is a riveting example of why we absolutely should not make fun of millennials.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1060374946566815749
See, fully competent.
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11-14-2018, 05:59 PM
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#20
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I feel like way too many people really don't realize how old millennials are now.
It's not just a blanket term for anyone younger than you that you don't identify with.
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