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October 20, 2003
Lord of the things
I am wondering how much money I would need to have before I would consider dropping US $5995.00 on a Gandalf statue. A desktop Orthanc seems more plausible (also available as a 3D puzzle) and these Stone Trolls appeal to me. Even so, I cannot help but wonder if the book is getting lost in all these mathoms. And I cannot decide if the travesty that is Lord of the Rings Monopoly must be mine.
The board contains familiar Monopoly elements such as "Go," "Free Parking," and "Jail" and Lord of the Rings locations like Helm's Deep, Isengard, and Weathertop, all against a map of Middle-earth. The Monopoly railroad locations have been replaced with Lord of the Rings horses -- Brego, Shadowfax, Bill The Pony and Asfaloth. The set includes collectible Pewter game tokens of Aragorn, Frodo, Gimli, Galadriel, Gandalf and Legolas, and a gold-colored One Ring that can be used in a non-traditional version of the game.
I am curious how the Ring fits into a non-traditional version of the game. I would have thought the ability to become invisible could only underline the traditional strategy of surreptitiously helping yourself to extra Monopoly money. This, at least, was the approach of all too many friends of a Flea...
And then... The Monopoly Token Personality Quiz linked through this page explains why I always took the Top Hat.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at October 20, 2003 09:16 AM
Comments
Hmmm. Perhaps wearing the Ring allows you to land on a square without paying rent -- but invokes some other cost (draw three Chance cards, take all the Bad Ones).
Posted by: *** Dave at October 20, 2003 01:54 PM
Dude:
You've got to get out more. For that kind of money you could probably score a good set of early editions of the Ring trilogy!
And it's not a very good statue either. I'm also suspicious of such "limited" edition outfits...
Posted by: Fred Kiesche at October 21, 2003 12:03 PM