About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Monopoly, Java, Acquire, The Game of Life, Imperial, Monopoly: The Mega Edition, Alhambra, Finance, 18XX, Blue Marble Game, Easy Money, Power Grid, Poleconomy, Pay Day, The Farming Game, Ghettopoly, King Oil, Die Macher, I'm the Boss!, Granada, Air Baron, Stock Ticker, Careers, Bradley's Toy Money Complete with Game of Banking, Hotels, Anti-Monopoly, Wall Street Spin, Colosseum, Cashflow 101, Bailout! The Game, Square Mile, Life as a BlackMan, Hoity Toity, Kyogami, Destination, Cleopatra and the Society of Architects, Vegas Showdown, The Market of Alturien, Squatter, Fast Food Franchise, True Dough Mania, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Manhattan, Outpost, File 13, Cut and Run, Management, Existensminimum, Fullrigger, Calamity. Excerpt: Monopoly is a board game published by Parker Brothers, a subsidiary of Hasbro. The game is named after the economic concept of monopoly, the domination of a market by a single entity. The history of Monopoly can be traced back to 1904, when a woman named Elizabeth (Lizzie) J. Magie Phillips created a game through which she hoped to be able to explain the single tax theory of Henry George (it was intended to illustrate the negative aspects of concentrating land in private monopolies). Her game, The Landlord's Game, was commercially published in 1924. In 1941, the British Secret Service had John Waddington Ltd., the licensed manufacturer of the game outside the U.S., create a special edition for World War II prisoners of war held by the Nazis. Hidden inside these games were maps, compasses, real money, and other objects useful for escaping. They were distributed to prisoners by secret service-created fake charity groups. By the 1970s, the game's early history had been lost, and the idea that it had been created solely by Charles Darrow had become popular folklore. This was stated in the 1974 boo...
