Monopoly: Now With Less Math!

So, I was in Toys R Us today (Don't judge, I'm a geek and was checking out DJ Hero) and I went to the Lego section which is conveniently next to the board game section. As I was heading towards the Licensed Legos (Your Star Wars and Indy and so forth) I saw a new Monopoly game. Now, first off there's the one with extra properties, Blues and purples have 3 spots instead of 2 and everyone else gets 4, but now you have ones with a debit card system.

Now, I can understand why they did this. Cash gets moved around, gets lost under boards, banker sneaks a few hundreds from the bank to get that property or pay for his 8th house. Easier to keep track of, great. But it cuts out all that LEARNING ABOUT MONEY that the old game instilled.

I remember sitting at home and playing with my folks when I was younger, and having to figure out if I could afford things by counting up and making equivalent payments when I didn't have a $50 bill so I had to make it up with 2 $20s and a $10. Now kids need to know if the number in their account is bigger or smaller than the cost of the property. But hey. Why do our kids need to learn math? That's what computers and calculators are for. Right?