Monopoly (Now) -- Think you’ve played the original version of Monopoly? Guess again. Starting as a 1904 anti-capitalist work called “The Landlord’s Game,” it would take the game some thirty years to evolve into something recognizably Monopoly. Nowadays, the game is available in a bewildering variety of special and licensed editions, themed after everything from Betty Boop to late ‘90s dot-com companies (yes, including Yahoo!). Next up? A crazy, ...
more Monopoly (Now) -- Think you’ve played the original version of Monopoly? Guess again. Starting as a 1904 anti-capitalist work called “The Landlord’s Game,” it would take the game some thirty years to evolve into something recognizably Monopoly. Nowadays, the game is available in a bewildering variety of special and licensed editions, themed after everything from Betty Boop to late ‘90s dot-com companies (yes, including Yahoo!). Next up? A crazy, hi-tech version called Monopoly Live, which features electronic card readers and a towering computer in the middle of the board that tracks everyone’s progress. It’s due out this fall. ( Buy | Search )
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