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In-Game Advertising Comes to Board Games

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the people-still-use-paper-money dept.

Grooves writes "Monopoly is getting rid of paper money in favor of credit cards. From the article: 'The new card, which resembles a debit card, is inserted into a small plastic reader/writer that can display and update the balance on the card. Traditional money is gone altogether, though purists can still purchase the original version.' Does this mean the end of complex Monopoly games where I charge grandma interest to borrow money?"

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  1. Re:Then... by geekoid · · Score: -1, Troll

    Stupidest. Post. Ever.

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  2. Re:Hmm by kentrel · · Score: -1, Troll
    Uhh, no it doesn't. I get to pay later and get 1% cash back. As long as I make my payments it is a smart thing to do.

    LOL - It's compound interest working against you. Calculate it and you'll see. Most people only think in terms of the next few months of payments. The credit industry isn't a trillion dollar industry because they give people 1% cash back.