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Its development has roots in [[Great Depression]] and earlier, where it was first developed to understand the adversarial process of finance, and then as a means to make light of the financial problems posed by real monopolists.  Darrow developed the final version, now world famous.

Its development has roots in [[Great Depression]] and earlier, where it was first developed to understand the adversarial process of finance, and then as a means to make light of the financial problems posed by real monopolists.  Darrow developed the final version, now world famous.

==Gameplay==

==Gameplay==

In Monopoly, two or more players take turns rolling dice and moving their tokens clockwise through boxes drawn around the edges of a square board based on the street names of [[Atlantic City NJ]]. Upon landing in a box, a player:

In Monopoly, two or more players take turns rolling dice and moving their tokens clockwise through boxes drawn around the edges of a square board based on the street names of [[Atlantic City, NJ]]. Upon landing in a box, a player:

#may buy the property if no other player owns it

#may buy the property if no other player owns it

#must pay rent to the player who owns it

#must pay rent to the player who owns it

Landing on Luxury Tax costs you $75. Income Tax requires some arithmetic, though. You must pay either $200 or 10% of the total of (1) your cash and (2) the purchase price of all your properties and improvements.

Landing on Luxury Tax costs you $75. Income Tax requires some arithmetic, though. You must pay either $200 or 10% of the total of (1) your cash and (2) the purchase price of all your properties and improvements.

==Variations==

==Variations==