How was the world popular board game "Monopoly" born?

Board games that acquire land and railroads, build houses and hotels and increase assetsMonopolyHas a history of over 80 years and is loved all over the world. How this monopoly was born and evolved,BloombergIt is explained in the following movie to be released.

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"Monopoly" is a process to advance the piece in the manner of Sugoroku, purchase real estate, wind up expensive rental fees from other players by constructing houses and hotels, and ultimately bankrupt all other players Board game aimed at. Monopoly (monopoly) is an English word meaning "monopoly". The main board used in Monopoly is like this.


In 1904, "Land Rose Game" which was invented by Elizabeth · Maggy, an American female game designer, is the prototype of Monopoly.


Maggie isHenry GeorgeIt is said that he made a land rose game, influenced by his book "progress and poverty". Maggie strongly sympathized with the assertion that the "land should be shared equally as a shared property of society as a whole, rather than own individual monopoly," which is mentioned therein, said, "Monopoly of the land that produces social inequality I tried to let the public know that the social system which is possible is possible, I designed a land rose game as a teaching material of economics.



The rule of the land rose game is "Simple" that if the person purchases the land, the player shares his money, "aims to become rich by bankrupting others", "monopolize the real estate and make the other party bankrupt" There was no negotiation between players.


The boards are not color-coded and no specific place names are written, but the design that arranges the land and railroad squares around is also inherited to the modern monopoly. While the Randrose game is spreading throughout the United States, rules and designs have been improved, and many variants have been created.


In 1933, Charles Darrow visited a game named "Finance" which is a subspecies of land rose games and liked it, remodeling the round dining table, and created the prototype of modern monopoly. In addition, this dining table type monopoly is present,The oldest monopoly in the worldAs a result, it is sold at a high price of about 12 million yen.



Darrow wrote each land to the state of New Jersey, USAAtlantic CityWe named it from the actual place name, color-coded, I draw illustrations such as railroads and "GO" trout. These illustrations are almost the same in contemporary monopolies. Darrow wrote a monopoly one by one handmade, made to order, selling it.


Toy company in 1935Parker BrothersBought the right of Monopoly from Darrow. After that, Monopoly is mass-produced, it will be widely sold and it will record a big hit.


Parker Brothers made "Mr. monopoly" featuring silk hat · black snake clothes · fine Kaiser whisker as a mascot character. Mr. monopoly's design is the founder of Morgan's zaibatsuJohn P. MorganIt is said to model on.



Monopoly has built a history of over 80 years since then, even in modern timesWorld championshipIt continues to be loved from around the world so that it is held annually. However, the original monopoly inherits almost as it is without changing rules and designs completed in 1935.



Also, apart from the original monopoly, many new monopolies of concepts are on sale,Move the in-game currency to a debit card and lose all the banknotesAndA strong type of black joke that recommends various misbehaving activities ratherVarious monopolies are appearing.