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Hasbro, the maker of Monopoly, has rolled out a new version of the board game for the video game age. No cash money, but a computerized “tower” keeps track of money and enforces the rules. What, no ad hoc rules such as the kitty we used to pile up in free parking?

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It is the classic Monopoly board on the outside, with the familiar railroads like the B.& O. and the development of property. But in the center, instead of dice and Chance and Community Chest cards, an infrared tower with a speaker issues instructions, keeps track of money and makes sure players adhere to the rules. The all-knowing tower even watches over advancing the proper number of spaces.

Hasbro hopes the computerized Monopoly will appeal to a generation raised on video games amid a tough market for traditional board games, a category where sales declined 9 percent in 2010, according to the market-research firm NPD Group.

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