2006-12-17 09:55:22 · 9 answers · asked by justus c 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
71 years old
It is published by Parker Brothers, an imprint of Hasbro. According to Hasbro, since Charles Darrow patented the game in 1935, approximately 750 million people have played the game, making it "the most played [commercial] board game in the world."[1] The 1999 Guinness Book of Records cited Hasbro's previous statistic of 500 million people having played Monopoly
2006-12-17 10:04:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
1883 George S. Parker publishes and market a game he had invented called BANKING.
1904 The Landlord's Game, patented by Lizzie Magie
1910 published by the Economic Game Company of New York.
1924 Lizzie Magie issued another patent for her enhanced board game, September 24, 1924
1929 Ruth Hoskins and friends changed the game street names to street names.in Atlantic City
1932 "Finance", patented by Dan Layman,by the Economic Game Co.for Knapp Toys and Games
1933 Charles Darrow manufactures 5,000 Monopoly games and sells them at a Philadelphia store.
1935 Charles Darrow issued a patent for Monopoly, December 31, 1935.Assigned to Parker Brothers
1935 Monopoly board game, Marketed on a broad scale by Parker Brothers on November 5.
2006-12-17 10:05:13 · answer #2 · answered by braennvin2 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the first monopoly game ever to hit the stores was in the 1930's in the united states of america....i read about it in a history clipping!
2006-12-17 11:58:02 · answer #3 · answered by fruit_bowling 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has been around since nere the 1930s and i thin it was made in america
2006-12-17 19:15:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
100?
2006-12-17 10:02:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
IT'S AGE IS HIGHER THAN YOU CAN COUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST KIDDING. IT'S AROUND 50 YEARS OLD. I THINK
2006-12-17 10:05:48 · answer #6 · answered by MONKEY_LOVER_1994 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't know...but the spelling is "Monopoly"
2006-12-17 10:03:12 · answer #7 · answered by City 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
pretty old
2006-12-17 10:02:15 · answer #8 · answered by applejack80@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
don't know and i don't care!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-17 09:57:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋