| As one of the most popular games eve,
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| | brothers saw now the opportunity they
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| Monopoly has its own legend. Some say
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| | missed the first time. In 1935, they
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| that it was invented by an engineer from
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| | purchased the full rights of production
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| German town, Pennsylvania - Charles
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| | and distribution for a confidential sum.
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| Darrow. The story tells that he designed
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| | A thing that not many of us know is that
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| the game by drawing a sketch of the board
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| | Monopoly resembles a lot with another
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| game on a dirty textile piece, while
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| | society-game - "The Landlord's Game",
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| making plans for a wealthy life and
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| | created and owned by Elizabeth J. Maggie,
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| successful business.
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| | from Virginia, in 1904. She created this
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| In 1934, he tried to present his idea to
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| | society game based on her conception that
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| the Parker Brothers, but they rejected it
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| | it was necessary a single tax, and every
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| by considering that there were many
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| | person was supposed to pay this tax
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| design mistakes and the game just being
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| | according to their personal properties
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| too complicated and long to play. Now the
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| | and assets. So she created the game as a
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| name, Parker Brothers is known to all toy
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| | practical exemplification of her idea.
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| lovers by their original creations or the
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| | The game had, as Monopoly, 40 squares, 4
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| ones with a license. But who were they?
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| | railroads, 2 squares with utilities, 22
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| George Parker was the youngest child from
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| | spaces for rent and special squares such
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| the three children that the Parkers had.
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| | as Jail, Go to Jail, Luxury tax and
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| Though he wanted to become a journalist
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| | Parking. The game gradually became
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| Parker was passionate about games and
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| | successful and the rules were transmitted
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| toys. As an adolescent he created his
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| | from one player to another, often
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| first game - "Banking",. In time, he
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| | changed, and the board game and the
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| founded a company and his brothers joined
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| | pieces were made by passionate players.
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| him, under the name of "Parker Brothers"
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| | Even if we do not know in what measure
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| and made history by creating cards games,
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| | Darrow has inspired himself in creating
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| puzzle games and board games.
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| | Monopoly, a thing is clear: the game had
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| But, returning to our story,
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| | and still has a huge success, especially
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| disappointed, Darrow still believes in
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| | after the Toys Fair (1935), where it was
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| his idea and begins selling the game,
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| | first presented. It became a real
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| though it had a lower quality design than
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| | phenomenon, being adapted and translated
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| the games produced in factories. The game
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| | in no more than 26 languages, including
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| began to gain popularity, and the Parker
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| | Braille.
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