We are thrilled with the popularity of this compelling character and will continue to look for ways to showcase Rey across all of our product lines. UPDATE: The Rey piece has been made, but is not included in copies of the game sold in U.S. Star Wars Monopoly Original Trilogy 2004 Blue X-Wing & Corellian Parts. Title Deed & Cards Monopoly Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition Board Game Parts. The spokesperson added that Rey is featured in several Hasbro games, including Hands Down, Guess Who, and chess, and that “fans will see more Rey product hitting store shelves this month, including 6-inch and 12-inch Rey action figures. Hasbro has announced a future edition of Star Wars Monopoly will include Rey, after the characters exclusion from the board game caused controversy. Star Wars Monopoly Replacement Parts Pieces B0324 Disney Force Awakens Board Fig. Reached for comment, a Hasbro spokesperson said in a statement to EW, “The Star Wars: Monopoly game was released in September, months before the movie’s release, and Rey was not included to avoid revealing a key plot line that she takes on Kylo Ren and joins the Rebel Alliance.”
(Last summer, Marvel fans - and even a prominent Marvel actor - similarly complained about Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow being shut out of Avengers merch.) In recent weeks, Star Wars fans have been vocal about an apparent lack of Rey tie-in toys, spawning hashtags such as #WheresRey and #WhereIsRey. Play the classic game of Monopoly infused with the Force or ruled by the Dark Side. Although the plucky young space scavenger is the undisputed protagonist of The Force Awakens, she’s conspicuously missing from some tie-in merchandise, including a new Star Wars-themed Monopoly game.Īccording to a description on the Hasbro website, the game features four player tokens, all of whom are male characters: John Boyega’s Finn, Mark Hamill’s Luke, Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren, and Darth Vader (who doesn’t appear in The Force Awakens).
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