The silver kitty that replaced the iron in the Monopoly game is making its debut in games that are shipped this week.

The iron joins the ranks of other retired pieces, including the cannon and sack of money.

Monopoly lovers chose the cat in an online poll, preferring it to a helicopter, diamond ring, robot or guitar. The cat took a whopping 31 percent of the vote.

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A migrant farmworker harvests Vidalia onions at a farm in Collins, in 2011. A coalition of farmworkers, including one based in Georgia, filed suit last month in federal court arguing that cuts to H-2A wages will trigger a cut in the pay and standard of living of U.S. agricultural workers. (Bita Honarvar/AJC)

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