The on-air report suggested that there are no interest charges to borrow money from the bank in the traditional rules. In fact there is 10 percent interest charged when you un-mortgage properties.

Considering that the bank is being computerized this fall several opportunities to make the game a little more complex present themselves. Right now I can't build a hotel if there is a building shortage. What if there was a money shortage at random times as announced by the bank?

What if I could get pre-approved loans from the bank/computer based on my owned properties, at various interest rates (installments deducted from the $200 I get when I pass go), only they get treated as letters of credit? Then I can use the credit to boost my bidding power in an auction when somebody lands on unsold property and doesn't buy it.

The thimble token.

Eric