The Monopoly Challenge…Who Will Dominate???

Clarence Darrow developed the game MONOPOLY during the Great Depression of the 1930s. He may have been inspired or influenced

by other property games that were popular in the early 20th century. Below, is “The Landlord’s

Game” developed by Elizabeth Magie Phillips.

• More than 275 million games have been sold worldwide and it is available in 111 countries, in 43 languages.

• The longest MONOPOLY game in history lasted for 70 straight days.

• The most expensive version of the game was produced by celebrated San Francisco jeweler Sidney Mobell.

• Valued at $2 million, the set features a 23-carat gold board and diamond-studded dice.

• Many specialized editions of the classic game have been produced featuring your favorite sports teams, brands, television shows, cartoons, and more.

• The character locked behind the bars is called Jake the Jailbird. Officer Edgar Mallory sent him to jail.

• Rich Uncle Pennybags is also known as Mr. Monopoly.• Children play MONOPOLY all over the world, but

where they live may determine what they call the highest rent property on the game board. In the U.S., it is named “Boardwalk” after a street in Atlantic City. In Spain, it is named “Paseo del Prado” after a street in Barcelona, and in France, “Rue de la Paix” is the name of the most coveted property space.

• Escape maps, compasses and files were inserted into MONOPOLY game boards smuggled into POW camps inside Germany during World War II. Real money for escapees was slipped into the packs of MONOPOLY money.

• Every few years, national champions from around the globe meet for the MONOPOLY World Championship tournament. World Champions have hailed from 10 different countries, including: the United States, Ireland, Singapore, Italy, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Japan, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Japan and Spain.

• More than six billion little green houses and 2.25 billion red hotels have been “constructed” since 1935.

• Over 20 tokens have been cast since the MONOPOLY game was introduced in 1935 such as the horse, dog, car, elephant, purse and lantern.

• In the early 1950s, the lantern, purse and rocking horse were removed from the game. They were replaced by the dog, horse and rider, and wheelbarrow.

The properties are named for famous streets in

Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Pick a TokenA bag of money token is the

most recent addition.

$Money$Everyone starts with $1,500.

JUST REMEMBER:2, 2, 2, 6, 5, 5, 5

Chance and Community Chest

Cards.

Property DeedsPay rent if you land on the property.

The rent doubles if you own all of the same color.

Buying houses increases the rent on your property.

A hotel is like a 5th house.

Only mortgage the property after selling off its houses and hotels.