monopoly

As life changes due to the coronavirus pandemic, so does the entertainment we consume. Suddenly we're seeing scads more virus-related memes, self-help articles about how to not kill your partner during lockdown, and there's even a Coronavirus-related show slated to be made by the folks responsible for Orange Is The New Black. But we're here to show off this comic that wouldn't exist without the pandemic. In this series, artist @iziahzay puts a lockdown spin on everyone's least favorite and most-played family board game, Monopoly. It's pretty genius. And there's way more where these came from on Instagram. Happy scrolling! 

We never thought we'd see people get so worked up over a board game, but here we are. 

Hasbro just launched a "women-centric" version of the classic game Monopoly that they've named "Ms. Monopoly." In the game, players invest in various inventions created by women. 

Where the game gets controversial is the rule that female players must make more money than their male counterparts, which many Twitter users have been calling out as "sexist" and counter-productive to actual gender equality. 

Below are some of the amusing Twitter reactions and memes in response to Hasbro's launch of the new game.

Remember all those happy times spent around a table with your friends and family, playing Monopoly, America's favorite boredom? No? Oh right, that's because Monopoly creates enemies from alliances and ruins lives. Game drama aside, according to these memes, nobody likes the ruination more than the Monopoly man himself. These memes of him enthusiastically denying people (it's just a cropped photo of the game's box) have been kicking around for a while, so we put together our favorites. Warning: some of them are dark.

Just face it, you're not too cool to laugh at memes.

We heard you like memes.

Some of these Twitter stars should write books, but we'll take these short and tasty tidbits while we wait.