10 New Monopoly Game Pieces for the Year 2017

LAS VEGAS, NV – JANUARY 11: A glasses-free Toshiba 55-inch 3-D 4x full HD TV shows the movie, ‘Coraline’ at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The TVs are scheduled to be available this year and will come with embedded cameras with facial recognition capability so depending on where you are sitting, the set will adjust the viewing point for the best 3-D experience. CES, the world’s largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 13 and features more than 3,100 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Remote Control

It’s 2017. Everyone has a remote control, likely five or six or more. Several of those remote controls don’t work. At least one is lost in the couch cushions. Remote controls went from being something our parents complained about us using instead of getting up and hitting buttons like they used to, to an item that can connect with every electronic device we own. There are remote controlled coffee makers, air conditioners, alarm systems, toys, lighting systems, and of course, televisions.

This representation of total control over all technological aspects of our lives is perfect for Monopoly, a game about maintaining absolute control over everyone else’s finances. The remote control piece for Monopoly should be riddled with buttons that have no explanations for what they do or reasons for being there…even if that’s a bit hard to portray on a tiny game piece.