On March 19th, Hasbro’s Monopoly brand will be celebrating World Monopoly Day! Will you be celebrating too? I know my family will be breaking out one of our most favorite games Monopoly to have some fun and to celebrate this cool day. Monopoly is a game I grew up playing, it is a great game of skill and planning and luck. To celebrate World Monopoly Day, I have a very interest fact list 25 Things You Didn’t Know About Monopoly, some great history that I never knew! Very interesting to see how big a part Philadelphia was in the manufacturing of the game, I have lived in Philadelphia all of my life and I did not know this. Be sure to check out the list below, and break out your Monopoly game and plan a family game night to celebrate World Monopoly Day!
25 Things You Didn’t Know About Monopoly
25 Things You Didn’t Know About Monopoly
1. The MONOPOLY brand’s official birthday is March 19, 1935
when Parker Brothers acquired the rights for the game from Charles Darrow.
2. The MONOPOLY game is currently published in over 47
languages and sold in over 114 countries.
3. Charles Darrow of Philadelphia, PA first developed the
MONOPOLY game in 1933.
4. The MONOPOLY game is based on Atlantic City, N.J., U.S.A
5. The original game was made from materials from Darrow’s
own home. A piece of oilcloth covered the board and the cards were handwritten.
6. The original houses and hotels were made from wooden
molding scraps.
7. The original MONOPOLY die-cast tokens were inspired by
Darrow’s nieces who recommended metal charms from charm bracelets be used.
8. The original game included 10 metal tokens including
iron, purse, lantern, racecar, thimble, shoe, top hat, battleship, cannon and a
rocking horse.
9. Darrow attempted to sell the MONOPOLY game to Parker
Brothers, but was initially rejected for “52 fundamental errors” that included
the game’s length, theme and complexity.
10. Darrow first manufactured and sold the MONOPOLY game in
local Philadelphia department stores.
11. Following the local success of the MONOPOLY game, Parker
Brothers reconsidered their initial rejection and negotiated the rights to
market the game.
12. Parkers Brothers in the U.S.A. and Waddington’s in the
U.K. began manufacturing and selling the MONOPOLY game in 1935.
13. Within a year of the MONOPOLY game’s release in the
U.S., 35,000 copies of the game were being made each week.
14. The original MONOPOLY game sold for about $2.
15. The current standard MONOPOLY game includes eight
tokens: battleship, top hat, Scottie dog, racecar, cat, T-Rex, rubber ducky,
and penguin.
16. The three most-landed- on properties in the standard
MONOPOLY game are Illinois Avenue, “GO” and B&O Railroad.
17. The total amount of money in a standard MONOPOLY game is
$20,580.
18. The MONOPOLY game is sold in over 100,000 retail stores.
19. On record, the longest game of MONOPOLY ever played
lasted 70 straight days.
20. Under The Boardwalk: The MONOPOLY Story, a documentary
about the MONOPOLY game, debuted in 2010 and won an Emmy® award.
21. In a recent study of approximately 2,000 people, nearly
50 percent of respondents reported some form of cheating during MONOPOLY
gameplay, including stealing money from the bank, moving a token across
multiple spaces, making up fake rules, and more.
22. This year, Hasbro launched a way to solve the game’s
cheating and questionable behavior once and for all with the introduction of
MONOPOLY CheatBot, an adaptation of Facebook Messenger.
23. In the fall of 2018, to give fans what they’ve been
craving all along, the MONOPOLY brand is introducing the MONOPOLY CHEATERS
EDITION game, where players will be encouraged to bend the rules and “cheat to
win”;
24. The Official MONOPOLY brand Facebook page has over 10.7
million Facebook fans.
25. MONOPOLY Facebook fans hail from over 40 different
countries.
There has been so
many versions of Monopoly over the years, I remember having a Scooby Doo
version, we played that all the time! Such fun! To help celebrate the iconic
family board game’s official holiday, there is a new Monopoly Jr. Electronic
Banking game that makes the fun of Monopoly accessible (and exciting) for
younger players! 
Monopoly Jr. Electronic Banking Edition Game - This electronic MONOPOLY JUNIOR game
makes banking easy! Accessible and exciting for younger players, kids may brush
up on their money-counting skills when buying properties or paying rent with
their kid-friendly electronic banking unit. Young players will love making
transactions using bank cards and placing "sold" signs on their very
own properties, such as the ice cream parlor, the toy store, and the skate park!
When one player goes bankrupt, the game ends, and the player with the most
money wins! Requires 2x AAA batteries, not included. Game includes game board, banking unit, 4
bank cards, 4 Junior tokens, 20 Chance cars, 48 sold signs, 4 Who’ Your Token?
Character cards, 1 die, and game guide. Adult assembly required. Available at
most major retailers nationwide and HasbroToyShop.com. This game is best for
ages 5 and up. 2-4 Players, available Spring 2018. Retails for $19.99.
Do you have a little one that would love this new game? The
generous folks at Hasbro are giving three of Susan’s Disney Family readers a
chance to win a copy of the Monopoly Jr. Electronic Banking Edition Game! Would
you like to win? Please let me know what you love most about Monopoly? Is this
a game you grew up playing? There are also other ways to enter, please enter
below. 
Buy it:
You can purchase many
versions of Monopoly in stores and online! Purchase the Monopoly Jr. Electronic
Banking Edition Game online at Amazon
Win it:
3 winners will each
win a copy of Monopoly Jr. Electronic Banking Edition Game
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29 comments:
I did grow up playing momopoly. What I love about it is it's a great game for teaching kids about money and free market of buying and selling.
I did grow up playing Monopoly and loved the friendly competition between family & friends. Even though the competition could become very competitive at times; it was loads of fun.
yes we played it as akid,,my kids played it and now the grandkids love to come to my house to play,,i have no video games only board games,,we do this to spend time together
Yes I played this game growing up with my siblings. I enjoyed it very much because it brought us close together and it was a very competitive game!
We love to play Monopoly. Yes, I remember playing this game as a kid. I like that it's fun to play.
We like to play this game. I remember playing Monopoly as a child. I like most about playing is how much fun it is.
I spent hours as a kid playing Monopoly with siblings, cousins and friends. Always a fun game !
I always enjoyed playing Monopoly with my cousins. We would play for hours.
I grew up playing Monopoly then played with my sons and now my grandchildren. I love the competition Rosanne
We always played it as a kid! I always cried when I lost! lol
I like that it teaches kids about money. I remember playing it as a kid.
It's fun. I liked playing it when I was a kid.
Monopoly is a perfect game to play with your family. I use to play this game with my family when I was younger and would love to play it again.
I should put the last enhance date close to it too.
on Bing. Plus my very own individual sites are Once I seriously
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my dogs.
I grew up playing with my kids, and now I enjoy playing with my grandkids.
I love that our entire family likes to play so it's a chance for us to bond. Yes, I used to play it with my neighbors when I was a kid.
I definitely grew up playing Monopoly for hours at a time. I love that now they have different and modern versions of it.
twinkle at optonline dot net
I loved playing this game.
What I love most about Monopoly is the play money. It was fun as a kid playing with the money and rolling the dice. Yes, I did grow up playing Monopoly.
I absolutely love Monopoly and all the fub variations they create and come up with!
definitely was a childhood favorite game growing up with 4 siblings
I love buying up every property I land on..When my husband and I were dating in our teens we had our first fight over this game when I wouldn't trade him a property and he got mad and went home with his game..lol
I've definitely been playing Monopoly since I was a kid! I love that it helps teach business in that you have to purchase something (and save up for things). And when the rent is owed you better pay!
I grew up playing Monopoly with my siblings. We had a lot of fun! I always wanted to be the banker.
I love the battle to see who will get boardwalk and park place first :)
I grew up playing this almost everyday. I liked collecting the hotels
My sister and I played this when I was growing up. I loved that it lasted so long.
I grew up playing the original Monopoly and I love the old tokens.
heather hgtempaddy@hotmail.com
I grew up playing Monopoly. I love how it is a fun but also challenging game the whole family can play.
I love playing because I love the whole banking idea and I love owning as many properties as possible.
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