Likely the most famous board game in existence, Monopoly has a rich history.

Sold in 80 countries and produced in 26 languages, it is very popular at many get togethers, and holidays. Parker brothers originally rejected the game due to design errors, when in 1934 Charles Darrow first presented it to the company. He had a friend print the game, and he sold 5000 copies to a local deparment store.

The people loved the game, and Mr. Darrow couldnt keep up with the demand, and went to talk to Parker Brothers again. Lucky for Parker Brothers, in my opinion.

• Over 200 million MONOPOLY games have been sold worldwide.
• More than five billion little green houses have been “built” since 1935.
• A MONOPOLY game made by my friends at Alfred Dunhill, with gold houses and silver hotels, sold for $25,000.
• The longest MONOPOLY game in history lasted 70 straight days.
• The longest MONOPOLY game in a bathtub lasted 99 hours!

Its estimated that 500 million people have played Monopoly.

I have many fond memories of late night games of Monopoly myself, my brother and I up way past bedtime, quietly playing til the wee hours. Each of us attempting to pilfer the bank without the others knowledge. The “house rules” where we have 5 hotels to a property.

Theres many different styles of Monopoly, including Harley Davidson and Star Wars.