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'''Monopoly''' is an American [[board game]] designed by Charles B. Darrow in 1934 .  Originally distributed by Parker Brother, Monopoly is now the property of Hasbro.  Monopoly is one the best-known American board games and immensely popular world wide, having been published in 80 countries and 26 languages.

'''Monopoly''' is an American [[board game]] designed by Charles B. Darrow in 1934 .  Originally distributed by Parker Brothers, Monopoly is now the property of Hasbro under the Parker Brothers brand.  Monopoly is one the best-known American board games and immensely popular world wide, having been published in 80 countries and 26 languages.

==History==

==History==

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.