--- title: Hasbro's New Monopoly Socialism Game Is Being Criticized description: Just as Monopoly for Millennials was met with mixed reactions, Hasbro's Monopoly Socialism game is coming up against some strong opposition. canonical: https://time.com/5658872/hasbro-monopoly-socialism/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-08-22T17:48:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:06:30.528Z og:title: Viral Thread Has Plenty of Thoughts About Hasbro's New Socialism-Themed Monopoly Game og:description: It's a ride og:url: https://time.com/5658872/hasbro-monopoly-socialism/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt50cc42d563deddb6/698a01c3b21a9c40e95023c5/socialism-monopoly.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Monopoly-Socialism og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Viral Thread Has Plenty of Thoughts About Hasbro's New Socialism-Themed Monopoly Game twitter:description: It's a ride twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt50cc42d563deddb6/698a01c3b21a9c40e95023c5/socialism-monopoly.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Viral Thread Gets Very Deep Into Hasbro's New Socialism-Themed Monopoly Game ## Video: Monopoly for Millennials Is Here and People Are Not That Happy About It [Watch (HLS stream): Monopoly for Millennials Is Here and People Are Not That Happy About It](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/b4owy0qj.m3u8) (1:20)  _Published 2018-11-15. Hasbro is standing by its new version of Monopoly for Millennials, despite the fact that many millennials are not loving it._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Aug 22, 2019 5:48 PM UTC  The Monopoly iron game piece is displayed on the Monopoly game board in Fairfax, California on February 6, 2013. The Monopoly iron game piece is displayed on the Monopoly game board in Fairfax, California on February 6, 2013.Justin Sullivan—Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Aug 22, 2019 5:48 PM UTC Just as [Monopoly for Millennials](https://time.com/5455376/millennial-monopoly/) was met with mixed reactions when it hit shelves last November, [Hasbro’s](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2018/5454314/monopoly-cheaters-edition/) new [Monopoly Socialism](https://www.target.com/p/monopoly-socialism-board-game-parody-adult-party-game/-/A-76151691) game is coming up against some criticism. In the wake of the toy company unveiling a new edition of its classic board game that parodies the concept of [socialism](https://time.com/5422714/what-is-democratic-socialism/), some detractors have taken to social media to criticize the thinking behind the spin-off. “In the Monopoly Socialism game players move around the board working together to make a better community by managing and contributing to projects such as a no-tip vegan restaurant, an all-winners school, or a museum of co-creation. But nobody said that cooperation is easy!” [the game’s description reads](https://www.target.com/p/monopoly-socialism-board-game-parody-adult-party-game/-/A-76151691). “You’ll have issues with your neighbors, your DIY community projects go awry, you’re constantly voting to shake things up, and there’s always an emergency that requires dipping into the Community Fund!” In one particularly popular [Twitter thread](https://twitter.com/nick%5Fkapur/status/1164233656799506433) that was posted on Wednesday, user Nick Kapur slammed the game — which features the tagline “Winning is for capitalists” — as “mean-spirited” and “woefully ill-informed.” He then dives into an in-depth breakdown of numerous aspects of the game — including jokes about [universal healthcare](https://twitter.com/nick%5Fkapur/status/1164237173459161089), [environmentalism](https://twitter.com/nick%5Fkapur/status/1164239341557899267) and [voting](https://twitter.com/nick%5Fkapur/status/1164251782635249664) — that he feels miss the mark on socialism. See the full thread below. > [](https://twitter.com/nick%5Fkapur/status/1164234297315921920) > [](https://twitter.com/nick%5Fkapur/status/1164235875678638080) > [](https://twitter.com/nick%5Fkapur/status/1164238378549895170) > [](https://twitter.com/nick%5Fkapur/status/1164243323487473665) > [](https://twitter.com/nick%5Fkapur/status/1164244441592467456) > [](https://twitter.com/nick%5Fkapur/status/1164245312300601345) > [](https://twitter.com/nick%5Fkapur/status/1164247702743527424) > [](https://twitter.com/nick%5Fkapur/status/1164251782635249664) > [](https://twitter.com/nick%5Fkapur/status/1164257580765650944) > [](https://twitter.com/nick%5Fkapur/status/1164259400384679936) > [](https://twitter.com/nick%5Fkapur/status/1164260458389561346) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5658872/hasbro-monopoly-socialism/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5658872/hasbro-monopoly-socialism/"},"headline":"Viral Thread Gets Very Deep Into Hasbro's New Socialism-Themed Monopoly Game","datePublished":"2019-08-22T17:48:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T08:06:30.528Z","description":"Hasbro has unveiled a new edition of its classic board game that parodies socialism","url":"https://time.com/5658872/hasbro-monopoly-socialism/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Games","viral","monopoly","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt50cc42d563deddb6/698a01c3b21a9c40e95023c5/socialism-monopoly.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt50cc42d563deddb6/698a01c3b21a9c40e95023c5/socialism-monopoly.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Monopoly-Socialism","caption":"Hasbro debuts Monopoly Socialism board game","creditText":"Justin Sullivan—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5658872/hasbro-monopoly-socialism/","name":"Viral Thread Gets Very Deep Into Hasbro's New Socialism-Themed Monopoly Game"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Monopoly for Millennials Is Here and People Are Not That Happy About It","description":"Hasbro is standing by its new version of Monopoly for Millennials, despite the fact that many millennials are not loving it.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/b4owy0qj/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-11-15T14:58:37.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/b4owy0qj.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5658872/hasbro-monopoly-socialism/","duration":"PT1M20S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5658872/hasbro-monopoly-socialism/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```