New Monopoly Piece Announced

The fans have spoken and the new Monopoly game piece will be a cat. The cat was chosen by Monopoly enthusiasts over opposition that included a toy robot, a guitar, a diamond ring, and a helicopter. With the addition of a new game piece one of the original pieces had to be replaced.   The iron will no longer be an option in the new versions of Monopoly which are expected to be released this summer.

According to Hasbro, the cat won the vote over the second place toy robot 31% to 27%. The race for the most popular token was won by Scottie the dog with 29% of votes, the car was second with 14%. Read more details from the USA Today here.