Monopoly

• One of the earliest versions of Monopoly was invented by Elizabeth Maggie Phillips which she called "The Landlord's Game." She patented the game in 1904.
• In 1933, Charles Darrow learned and played one of the early versions of Monopoly. Another game called Finance was on the market as well in the midwest. After copyrighting an improved version of the game in 1933, he then sold it to Parker Brothers. Robert Barton of Parker Brothers also bought up the patent rights from Maggie-Philips and another game called Finance and settled claims involving two more similar games. Monopoly went on to be Parker Brothers' biggest selling game of all time.

See Also

Monopoly:the world's most famous game by Philip Orbanes

The Monopoly Companion by Philip Orbanes

The Monopoly Book:strategy and tactics of the world's most popular game by Maxine Brady

"Why Monopoly is more than just a game" Boston Sunday Globe, Nov. 4, 1990, p. A1