![]() ![]() Darrow adapted it, called it Monopoly and began peddling it himself. In the early 1930s, in the throes of the Great Depression, Charles Darrow - per Mary Pilon’s 2015 book The Monopolists - was introduced to the Landlord’s Game by friends. Of course, the latter set became popular. The monopolist set was about consumption and dominance at the expense of opponents. The anti-monopolist set treated wealth creation as a benefit to everyone. Her game came with two sets, each guided by a different perspective and endgame. She wanted people to understand the importance of creating generational wealth through land ownership while protesting the oppressiveness of greed. She earned her own as a secretary, a writer, and a stage comedian. She was flexing deeply held beliefs while attempting to educate. When Elizabeth Magie created The Landlord’s Game, the precursor to Monopoly, in 1903, she didn’t do it purely for entertainment. ![]()
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