The classic Monopoly pieces (tokens) have changed over time, but in the current standard edition there are eight main ones: dog, cat, battleship, race car, top hat, thimble, penguin, and rubber duck.

Quick Scoop: What are the Monopoly pieces?

Today’s standard Monopoly set typically includes these 8 tokens :

  1. Dog (Scottie dog)
  2. Cat
  3. Battleship
  4. Race car
  5. Top hat
  6. Thimble
  7. Penguin
  8. Rubber duck

These are the little metal (or metallic-looking) figures you move around the board to buy properties, build houses, and try not to go bankrupt. Two of them – the battleship and top hat – go all the way back to some of the earliest token lineups from the 1930s.

A bit of history (why pieces change)

Monopoly didn’t always have these exact pieces. Earlier 20th-century sets featured tokens like:

  • Iron
  • Boot
  • Wheelbarrow
  • Horse and rider
  • Cannon

Over the years, the publisher has run public votes where fans choose which pieces stay or go, which is how newer tokens like the cat , penguin , and rubber duck replaced some older classics.

Fans’ votes have literally retired old favorites like the iron and boot and brought in “modern” pieces like the cat.

Fun mini-angles on the tokens

Some players treat the token choice almost like a personality test: are you the bold race car, the classy top hat, or the loyal dog?

  • The race car often feels like the “competitive” pick.
  • The top hat has a “rich tycoon” vibe that matches Monopoly’s money theme.
  • The dog is a long-time favorite and one of the most recognizable pieces.

Different special editions of Monopoly (Disney, Star Wars, video game themes, etc.) swap these out for custom tokens based on their characters and worlds, but the standard Monopoly most people know still centers on that core set of eight.

TL;DR

The standard, modern Monopoly set usually has 8 tokens : dog, cat, battleship, race car, top hat, thimble, penguin, and rubber duck, with older classics like the iron, boot, and wheelbarrow now retired.

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