The prehistory of Monopoly is very complex. Prior to the 1930s games with attributes we would say are “like Monopoly” had been circulating for quite a while, as handmade bespoke games, not commercial products.

Also, while certain game mechanics may be patentable, and game names and trade dress are trademarkable, rules of games are not copyrightable. Like cooking and fashion, game design is a largely legally unprotectable pursuit.

Darrow presented himself as the sole inventor of Monopoly, spinning a story about creating the game in his basement during the Great Depression. It was a narrative perfectly suited to the American Dream: a clever individual pulling himself out of poverty through ingenuity.

Magie lamented that her game had been co-opted to glorify the very systems she sought to critique.

Kinda funny that ‘free space to enjoy nature’ (Central Park) became Free Parking. 🤔 (something about the takeover of public space by cars and parking lots).

The irony.

I live next to Goat Alley, and yes there is a goat.

Of course the original story is worse than the “game.” Ugh.

The big mistake in creating the rules of the game is that everyone starts with the same amount of money. In my opinion there should be 6 or 12 different starting amounts determined by rolling a die or two.

That would have helped the game better illustrate the point it was intended to make.

I like the Russian one.. noone owns anything and every other cell is gulag 

How very capitalistic.

Board games were commonly copied and shared at the time rather than bought. Most people playing Magie’s game were likely unaware of her, the original rules, or the original intent. Darrow did falsely claim to have invented it, but he probably knew nothing of Magie. And 31 years had passed, so Parker Brothers also probably didn’t make the connection and had evolved their business.

I don’t know about newer copies, but I have an old copy that actually has instructions for a 30 minute game. I think it says you just stop playing after 30 minutes and whoever has the most money and assets in cash wins.

There was only one game that never ended, even after days of bringing it back out. My brother and I borrowed money from the game of Life, because it had $100,000 bills. Eventually we just stopped getting it back out.

I used to play a game every week with a kid I tutored. I learned a lot.

the game ended after someone's bankrupt, right?

if yes, then i have finished the game.

Me and my friend once played a single game for 15 hours straight we haven't played since

oop just looked it up, she's the one it was stolen from.

*makes game about problems of capitalism*
*is robbed of credit by problems of capitalism*
*game is distorted to downplay critique of capitalism*
*game eventually reinforces problems of capitalism*

20+ Pieces of Text Based Monopoly Monocle Residue

This is one of my strongest changes along with Kit-Kat

100% he had a monocle, for me - no doubts whatsoever

Has anyone ever categorized people into certain timeline delineations based on what they remember? Like I remember Chic Fil-A, Monopoly man with a Monocle, "Luke I am your father", Kit-Kat, so on and so forth? I know the permutations would be out there, but would be fun to say, I'm from the A12-b timeline.. or something to that effect. lol

Jim Carrey remembers

i clearly remember the monocle in monopoly game when i was a child

Also the cover art doesn't feature a woman with half her head shaved.

It’s an old game because the shrink wrap is off since these old people apparently played board games or something

Uh what? Luxury taxes still exist. I know youre trying to be witty but at least educate yourself first.

And because people don't travel in thimbles anymore.

Also free parking

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Gosh this article is trying so hard not to mention the words capitalism and socialist they might break their back

I haven't been able to cash in either my box tops or my shutterfly instant winner monoplies. Guess they are lost.

Safeway will no longer honor a replacement for the aspirin prize. Lame.

I won the $50 grocery gift card on the employee game board. I guess a few minutes after my grocery trips paid off!

This game has turned out to be a SCAM. This weekend it has been almost impossible to scan game pieces for tokens - error message says that server is busy. Then if you can get through online via PC, you get a message that the piece has already been entered by another customer. SCAM

I have a ton of those coupons that come with the pieces (like 50 cents off aluminum foil or a free can of vegetables, stuff like that). Can I take them all to the store and redeem them all at once, or do I have to do a separate transaction for each item?