Get Leeds on board with Monopoly

buffaloskinner · Post by **buffaloskinner** » Wed 02 Jul, 2008 11:10 pm

I have one somewhere with Leeds on, its only in the cheap end of the market though

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Wed 02 Jul, 2008 11:20 pm

Although I was/am very dismissive of these new variants I think the game has a fascinating history - particularly the classic 'London' and 'Atlantic City' versions. A search on google reveals some interesting stuff - the game itself dates back more than a hundred years - pre-dating by 30+ years the marketing of 'Monopoly' by Parker Brothers. Originally it was invented by a Quaker woman (Elizabeth J.Magie) to demonstrate the inequities of a property market based on landlords and tenants - and she hoped that the game would lead to social reform and a fairer system when people realised this.(some hope!)

sundowner · Post by **sundowner** » Thu 03 Jul, 2008 8:58 am

drapesy wrote: Although I was/am very dismissive of these new variants I think the game has a fascinating history - particularly the classic 'London' and 'Atlantic City' versions. A search on google reveals some interesting stuff - the game itself dates back more than a hundred years - pre-dating by 30+ years the marketing of 'Monopoly' by Parker Brothers. Originally it was invented by a Quaker woman (Elizabeth J.Magie) to demonstrate the inequities of a property market based on landlords and tenants - and she hoped that the game would lead to social reform and a fairer system when people realised this.(some hope!) drepesy You have done it again great stuff keep up the good work.Its like going to university being on here i bow to thee.