The history of Monopoly begins long before the famous Parker Brothers version. Earlier games like Banking and The Landlord’s Game explored speculation, rent, debt, and economic inequality. Lizzie ...

Think you know the history of the Monopoly board game? You might be surprised. The tale was included in every Monopoly box sold for decades: During the Great Depression, a down-on-his-luck repairman ...

Monopoly is one of the best-selling board games in history. It was invented by a woman, who for a long time didn't get credit for her idea. What... Monopoly is one of the best-selling board games in ...

People think Monopoly was born of the Great Depression. But as author Mary Pilon discovered, Monopoly was actually created as a leftwing teaching tool around the Gilded Age. Mary Pilon, author of The ...

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Stacker compiled a list of 50 Monopoly editions by researching company websites, fans’ collections, and historical articles. Here's a look at how the game has evolved over the years. According to Mary ...