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Monopoly's 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. A game called ''The Landlord's Game'' was an earlier board that is very similar to Monopoly.   

Monopoly's 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. A game called ''The Landlord's Game'' was an earlier board that is very similar to Monopoly.   

The modern game of Monopoly was developed by Charles Darrow of Germantown, Pennsylvania who had trouble supporting his family during the stock market crash of 1929 and the Depression. He developed the game based on [[Atlantic City]], [[New Jersey]], where he spent summers at.  He initially took the game to Parker Bros. and they rejected it because of "fifty-two fundamental errors" such as game length and complicated rules. He and a printer friend produced it in a [[Philadelphia]]department store. When Darrow could no longer keep up with demand, Parker Bros. took over the game. Royalties made Darrow a millionaire.   

The modern game of Monopoly was developed by Charles Darrow of Germantown, Pennsylvania who had trouble supporting his family during the stock market crash of 1929 and the Depression. He developed the game based on [[Atlantic City]], [[New Jersey]], where he spent summers at.  He initially took the game to Parker Bros. and they rejected it because of "fifty-two fundamental errors" such as game length and complicated rules. He and a printer friend produced it in a [[Philadelphia]] department store. When Darrow could no longer keep up with demand, Parker Bros. took over the game. Royalties made Darrow a millionaire.   

The [[Great Britain|British]] agents of Parker Brothers decided to replace the American properties with ones based on locations around [[London]].  This version was sold throughout [[Commonwealth of Nations|British Commonwealth]] countries, except for [[Canada]], which used the American version.<ref>[http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa121997.htm History of Monopoly</ref>

The [[Great Britain|British]] agents of Parker Brothers decided to replace the American properties with ones based on locations around [[London]].  This version was sold throughout [[Commonwealth of Nations|British Commonwealth]] countries, except for [[Canada]], which used the American version.<ref>[http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa121997.htm History of Monopoly</ref>