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The invention of a monopoly game

The invention of a monopoly game. By:Destini Johnson. Inventor’s information. Inventor: Charles B. Darrow Birth: August 10, 1889 Death: August 29, 1967. Invented(year and patened. Patent: 2,026,082 (US) issued December 31, 1935. Details about the monopoly game.

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The invention of a monopoly game

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  1. The invention of a monopoly game By:Destini Johnson

  2. Inventor’s information Inventor: Charles B. Darrow Birth: August 10, 1889 Death: August 29, 1967

  3. Invented(year and patened • Patent: 2,026,082 (US) issued December 31, 1935

  4. Details about the monopoly game • The board itself is square. It has 40 spaces on it. 4 of them are railroads, 2 of them are utilities and the rest are grouped into colored streets.

  5. The necessity of my invention • according to the official Monopoly web site: "It was 1934, the height of the Depression, when Charles B. Darrow of Germantown, Pennsylvania, showed what he called the Monopoly game to the executives at Parker Brothers."

  6. Is there a newer version of my invention & how has it been changed • Yes there is a newer version of my invention. It changed in many ways her is a few.Thefirst huge changes to the Monopoly game itself occurred with the publication of both the Monopoly Here & Now Electronic Banking Edition by Hasbro and Monopoly: The Mega Edition by Winning Moves Games in 2006. The Electronic Banking Edition uses VISA-branded debit cards and a debit card reader for monetary transactions, instead of paper bills.[78] This edition is available in the UK, Germany, France, Australia and Ireland. A version was released in the U.S. in 2007, albeit without the co-branding by Visa. An electronic counter had been featured in the Stock Exchange editions released in Europe in the early 2000s, and is also a feature of the Monopoly City board game released in 2009.

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