In 1934, he came up with Monopoly, sold it to Parker Brothers, and became a millionaire. 'We have to look at board games as cultural artifacts, the same way we look at songs, books, movies–they represent the time periods that they're in' -Mary Pilonįor a long time, the supposed origin story appeared right at the top of the game's rulebook and went something like this: A man named Charles Darrow was down on his luck, unemployed amid the Great Depression and looking for something to pass the time.
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