![]() ![]() American Choppers Edition Coca Cola Collector’s Edition Coca Cola Classic Ads Edition General Mills Edition Exclusive Resorts Members Edition Harley Davidson Edition Harley Davidson Live to Ride Edition John Deere Edition Lionel Collectors Edition – Postwar Era MnM’s Edition MGMopoly Restaurant Edition Pedigree Dog Lover’s Edition Sephora Edition Trump Entertainment Resorts Collector’s Edition UPS “What Can Brown Do For You?” first Edition Zappos EditionĬlick on the links below to purchase: AC/DC Edition Metallica Edition The Rolling Stones Edition The Beatles Edition Elvis Edition One Direction Edition Just click on the links below to purchase. Many were made specifically for the company and its employees, but still sealed new versions are available to purchase. Below are tons of examples (but certainly not all) with the links to purchase each.įirst off, the super specific branded editions. ![]() But did you know there’s a Metallica edition? What about The Chrysler Town & Country Road Trip version? Betcha didn’t know there were 3 different fishing editions ( Bass Fishing Edition, Bass Fishing “Lakes” Edition and Fishing “Prized Catch” Edition)Įxcluding the travel, commemorative, anniversary and electronic versions of the traditional board game, there are SO many random, odd branded versions of the game, I simply have to bring some of them to your attention in multiple posts. ![]() And you must be familiar with the many Star Wars editions and Disney Editions. You probably know that they have individual sports team and league editions, various global city editions and the “MY” customizable editions. Magie’s income for her creation was reported to be a mere $500. Sadly, Darrow claimed the monopolist version of Phillips’ game as his own and struck an agreement with Parker brothers that ensured he would receive royalties. Her dualistic approach was a teaching tool meant to demonstrate that the first set of rules was morally superior She created two sets of rules for her game: an anti-monopolist set in which all were rewarded when wealth was created, and a monopolist set in which the goal was to create monopolies and crush opponents. She actually designed the game as a protest against the big monopolists of her time - people like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Thanks to a NY Times article published earlier this year we know the true story is that a woman named Elizabeth Magie Phillips created The Landlord’s Game and filed a legal claim for it in 1903 – more than thirty years before Parker Brothers was manufacturing the game. The tale most commonly told about the origin of the board game was that an unemployed man named Charles Darrow dreamed it up in the 1930s, sold it and became a millionaire, saving both him and Parker Brothers from the brink of destruction. I hope you will enjoy both today’s and tomorrow’s.įirst, the Origin of the Monopoly board game In honor of the board game’s 80th anniversary, I want to show you how many versions of Monopoly exist, but I have to break this into two posts because there are so many. Maybe you received the board game Monopoly? If you did, which version? Did you know there are over 300 different versions of the official board game you can buy right now? OVER THREE HUNDRED?! By now you’ve long unwrapped your Christmas gifts. ![]()
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