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This winter, to satisfy my annual off-season creative juices and keep things interesting for me and you, I am re-coding the classic game of Monopoly to be LA Angels-centric.
I have all the property cards and game board figured out. This includes what you know as "utilities" and "railroads". I am keeping the dollar values and card outcomes as they are since that maintains the integrity of true game play. When we are all done, you can use all this stuff to create your own custom game using one of the many online generators.
But here is where you all get involved. I have some time, so I am opening up the notion of tokens and Chance Cards and Community Chest Cards to everyone. For the cards, I ask that you identify the card that you are replacing, and that you retain the actual outcome (plus or minus dollar amount or where to relocate on the board).
There are 16 Chance Cards, 16 Community Chest Cards and 8 tokens in a standard game set. To get your creative juices flowing, here are the Card ideas I had worked up before DesignerGuy inspired this opportunity. You job is to do better. I will uplift good ideas from below on a regular basis and update the tables to show where we stand.
COMMUNITY CHEST
| RECEIVE FOR SERVICES | RECEIVE FOR BROADCASTING EastSpiN ON TEAM RADIO STATION $25 |
| DOCTOR'S FEE PAY | HAMBONE INJURED AGAIN. PAY $50 |
| INCOME TAX REFUND COLLECT | LATE SEASON TRADE LOWER PAYROLL, LUXURY TAX REFUND. COLLECT $20 |
| PAY HOSPITAL | ANOTHER STARTER GOES DOWN WITH TJ SURGERY. PAY $100 |
| GET OUT OF JAIL, FREE | GET OUT OF CLUBHOUSE, FREE |
| PAY SCHOOL TAX OF $50 | PAY LUXURY TAX FEE OF $50 |
| ADVANCE TO GO (COLLECT ) | ADVANCE TO OPENING DAY |
| XMAS FUND MATURES COLLECT | BIG SPLASH FREE AGENT CONTRACTS FINALLY EXPIRE. COLLECT $100 |
| FROM SALE OF STOCK YOU GET | HIT PER CAPS TARGET FROM DIAMOND CLUB SEATS. COLLECT $45 |
| YOU HAVE WON SECOND PRIZE IN A BEAUTY CONTEST COLLECT | SILENTLY RAISE BEER PRICES. COLLECT $10 |
| YOU INHERIT | ALBERT PUJOLS RETIRES EARLY. COLLECT $100 |
| GRAND OPERA OPENING COLLECT FROM EVERY PLAYER | HOST ALL-STAR GAME. COLLECT $50 FROM EVERY PLAYER |
| GO TO JAIL. GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL. DO NOT PASS GO. DO NOT COLLECT $200 | EJECTED. GO DIRECTLY TO CLUBHOUSE. DO NOT PASS OPENING DAY. DO NOT COLLECT $200 |
| LIFE INSURANCE MATURES. COLLECT | NEW STADIUM DEAL INCREASES RIGHTS FEES. COLLECT $100 |
| BANK ERROR IN YOUR FAVOR. COLLECT | TV MEGA CONTRACT RENEWED. COLLECT $200 |
| YOU ARE ASSESSED FOR STREET REPAIRS $0 PER HOUSE. $115 PER HOTEL. | YOU ARE ASSESSED FOR STADIUM RAT CLEANUP. $40 PER TICKET. $115 PER PACKAGE DEAL |
CHANCE
| GO TO JAIL. GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL. DO NOT PASS GO. DO NOT COLLECT $200 | EJECTED. GO DIRECTLY TO CLUBHOUSE. DO NOT PASS OPENING DAY. DO NOT COLLECT $200 |
| GET OUT OF JAIL, FREE | GET OUT OF CLUBHOUSE, FREE |
| TAKE A WALK ON THE BOARD WALK. ADVANCE TOKEN TO BOARD WALK | SIGN MIKE TROUT TO NEW CONTRACT. ADVANCE TOKEN TO MIKE TROUT |
| BANK PAYS YOU DIVIDEND OF $50 | MLB PAYS YOU MERCHANDISING DIVIDEND OF $50 |
| TAKE A RIDE ON THE READING. IF YOU PASS GO COLLECT $200. | RAIN DELAY. ROLL OUT TARP. IF YOU PASS GO COLLECT $200 |
| ADVANCE TO ST. CHARLES PLACE. IF YOU PASS GO COLLECT $200 | INTERVIEW MARK LANGSTON FOR TV ANALYST. IF YOU PASS GO COLLECT $200 |
| YOU HAVE BEEN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. PAY EACH PLAYER $50 | YOU WENT OVER YOUR INTERNATIONAL SIGNING THRESHOLD. PAY EACH PLAYER $50. |
| YOUR BUILDING AND LOAN MATURES. COLLECT $150 | YOUR STADIUM LEASE ENTERS OPT OUT PHASE. COLLECT $150 |
| PAY POOR TAX OF $15 | PAY FOUL BALL PERSONAL INJURY BILL OF $15 |
| ADVANCE TO NEAREST UTILITY. IF UNOWNED YOU MAY BUY IT FROM THE BANK. IF OWNED, THROW DICE AND PAY OWNER A TOTAL TEN TIMES THE AMOUNT THROWN. | ADVANCE TO NEAREST STADIUM SERVICE. IF UNOWNED YOU MAY BUY IT FROM THE BANK. IF OWNED, THROW DICE AND PAY OWNER A TOTAL TEN TIMES THE AMOUNT THROWN. |
| ADVANCE TOKEN TO NEAREST RAILROAD AND PAY OWNER TWICE THE RENTAL TO WHICH HE IS OTHERWISE ENTITLED. IF RAILROAD IS UNOWNED, YOU MAY BUY IT FROM THE BANK. | ADVANCE TOKEN TO NEAREST GROUNDS CREW AND PAY OWNER TWICE THE RENTAL TO WHICH THEY ARE OTHERWISE ENTITLED. IF RAILROAD IS UNOWNED, YOU MAY BUY IT FROM THE BANK. |
| ADVANCE TOKEN TO NEAREST RAILROAD AND PAY OWNER TWICE THE RENTAL TO WHICH HE IS OTHERWISE ENTITLED. IF RAILROAD IS UNONWNED, YOU MAY BUY IT FROM THE BANK. | ADVANCE TOKEN TO NEAREST GROUNDS CREW AND PAY OWNER TWICE THE RENTAL TO WHICH THEY ARE OTHERWISE ENTITLED. IF RAILROAD IS UNOWNED, YOU MAY BUY IT FROM THE BANK. |
| ADVANCE TO GO (COLLECT $200) | ADVANCE TO OPENING DAY (COLLECT $200) |
| ADVANCE TO ILLINOIS AVE. | ADVANCE TO GARRETT ANDERSON. INTERVIEW FOR MINOR LEAGUE HITTING INSTRUCTOR. |
| GO BACK 3 SPACES | FAIL TO SHOW UP AT GM MEETING ON TIME. GO BACK 3 SPACES. |
| MAKE GENERAL REPAIRS ON ALL YOUR PROPERTIES. FOR EACH HOUSE PAY $25. FOR EACH HOTEL PAY $100 | BRIBE LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR NEW STADIUM VOTE WITH GAME TICKETS. FOR EACH GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET PAY $25. FOR EACH PACKAGE DEAL PAY $100. |
As clever eyeballs can see, JAIL is now CLUBHOUSE.....BOARD WALK is now MIKE TROUT (like, duh).....READING RAILROAD is now RAIN TARPS.....ST. CHARLES PLACE is now MARK LANGSTON.....UTILITIES are now STADIUM SERVICES.....RAILROADS are now GROUND CREW.....GO is now OPENING DAY.....ILLINOIS AVENUE is now GARRETT ANDERSON.....