Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for April 08, 2016

Lord Splendid Humility could be hiding under the hat, so well done Marigold.

Since there are various themes of Monopoly, imagine a unicorn-themed one where even the playable pieces are unicorns and you cannot remember which piece belongs to which player.

That just raises questions about the size of the dog and all those other things.

How about a Universal Press Syndicate version? We’d have Calvin, Garfield, a BC caveman, Jason from Foxtrot, Ziggy, a Wizard of ID character, Snoopy, and one other.

My Little Pony Monopoly DOES have unicorn pieces.

Monopoly, ladies? Really? Phoebe, what would your father say? Can’t you find a copy of Carcassonne or Splendor, or bring in mom and dad and play a rousing game of Catan?

Call me a game snob if you like, but this is just going to end in boredom, anger, or both.

Excellent choice! I always like to play the hat, myself. :)

Do you think Marigold would be jealous if she knew that the latest game piece is a cat?

My education was evidently sorely lacking on certain points…

And…unicorns HIDE? Well, not one, at least.

Also, what happens if a Phoebe wants to play Pooh Sticks?

On my fifth read of this strip, “There is no unicorn” suddenly sounded like “There is no spoon.”

Me too Phoebe.

I’ll never look at that hat the same way again.

sort of like a box with a sheep in it . . .

Just avoid Ted Forth when playing this game.

Unicorns have their own logic.

Is that a legend, or did Marigold made that up to feel good about not being unicorns as pieces?

I don’t believe it (looks under the hat)….Ok I believe it

The only joy in Monopoly is choosing the pieces =p

The only joy in Monopoly variants is having different pieces…