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No More ‘Monopoly’ on the Sabbath


Replacing cash with debit card.

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3 Responses to “No More ‘Monopoly’ on the Sabbath”

  1. jewishwhistleblower Says:
    July 24th, 2006 at 4:55 pm

    I thought it had already been banned thanks to a past chumrah of the day.

    see: ...
    >604. It is best to refrain on Shabbos from playing games in
    >which imitation money is used, such as “Monopoly”. The same
    >applies to all games in which one stands to make either a
    >gain or a loss (even if not expressed in money), such as
    >draidel and “odds or evens”. Dice games, for example “chutes
    >and ladders”, are permitted, so long, of course, as they do not
    >involve any forbidden activity.

    Or until someone bans them as well as bitul Torah.

  2. Ben Bayit Says:
    July 25th, 2006 at 8:02 am

    Hmmmm - something tells me that the licensee of the Hebrew edition might have to start printing more sets than he used to. It will become the de riguer gift to bring back to the Five Towns.

  3. Avi Says:
    July 25th, 2006 at 9:01 am

    Or people will just supplement the game with fake money they bought at the dollar store. Personally, I plan on buying the classic edition instead of the here and now edition anyway.

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