Monopoly is one of the most famous board games in the entire world. It has been played by families for generations and continues to be a favorite rainy-day activity. It was first invented in 1934 by Charles Darrow, who lived in Pennsylvania. He took the game to the Parker Brothers, but at first it was rejected. Darrow didn’t give up and decided to make the game himself. He sold it to a
Philadelphia department store, and the first 5,000 copies were a huge success. After seeing how successful Darrow made his game, the Parker Brothers agreed to buy the rights.
Since its invention, Monopoly has become wildly successful. Hundreds of versions of the game are available. Some recent editions include credit cards instead of paper money. Braille versions enable the visually impaired to play along. Dozens of other monopoly versions exist as well, with movie and TV themes, sports, animals and military. The basic principles and goals are the same, but the properties and pieces differ. For example, the pieces in Dino-opoly are little silver dinosaurs.
The different versions are just as fun as the original, and there is a version for everyone.
The goal of the game is to make the most money.
You make money by buying and trading the properties that line the board.
The roll of dice and cards decide which properties players can purchase.
You can also pay to have homes and hotels on the properties that you own.
Monopoly has been published in 43 languages.
The longest monopoly game played was 1,680 hours long.
The original Monopoly game was based on the streets of Atlantic City.
Each game has 32 houses and 12 hotels.
The game is intended for between two and six people.
There is a Monopoly World Championship that is held every four years.
The most expensive monopoly game was created by a jeweler in San Francisco and cost $2 million.
Monopoly was banned in Russia until 1988.
It is estimated that since 1935, over one billion people have played.
In 1978, Neiman Marcus made a chocolate version of the game for $600.
