Celebrate The Board Game Monopoly

Today November 5^th , in the year 1935 Parker Brothers a toy and game manufacturer came out with probably the most famous board game in the world “Monopoly”.

According to history the idea for Monopoly the game came on the scene 1903. A lady here in the U.S.A. named Lizzie Phillips created the game to help explain the single tax theory. Different board games based on Lizzie’s came out from 1906 through the 1930s that involved the buying and selling property. Then in 1935, Parker Brothers introduced the board game “Monopoly”.

Here it is 2012 and the game is still popular and going strong in its many variations. Take a look at the latest versions and everything about “Monopoly” at hasbro.com