![]() ![]() And as always if you missed anything on The Current, grab a podcast. Find us on Facebook. Call us toll-free at 1 8. Tweet us Or e-mail us through our website. ![]() The company sent us its history of Monopoly. We contacted Hasbro, the parent company of Parker Brothers. Mary Pilon is the author of The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game But also another story of its rather curious pedigree. And not surprisingly for a game that seems to celebrate capitalism, there is a story of big money behind it. More than 275 million Monopoly boards have now been sold. It's all a testament to the enormous, global popularity that the board game has achieved since it's official arrival on the scene some eighty years ago at the height of the Great Depression. And, given that this is a day off for school kids in many parts of the country, your own living room may be the scene of some heated Monopoly play today. Word has it that the United Kingdom's Prince Andrew has banished Monopoly from the royal palace because games there can also get quite vicious. ![]() We peer under the thimble for the true origins of Monopoly. ![]() But as it turns out, the game as it's played today would have likely mortified its original creator, who was a left-wing, feminist activist. It's the family-friendly board game that celebrates getting ahead and making cash money. ![]()
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