The  Monopoly™  Game
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Elizabeth Magie of Brentwood, Maryland created The Landlord's Game in 1904 (not successful); renamed & redesigned in early 1930s
(around Atlantic City, New Jersey) by Charles Darrow of Philadelphia; rights sold to Parker Brothers in 1935.
The game is currently sold in over 110 countries around the world in 40 different languages.
"I think it's wrong that only one company makes the game Monopoly." — comedian Steven Wright
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General  /  Basic  Gamesets
Monopoly Board Game - Deluxe Anniversary Edition (1984) /B001MNRJ9E/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-NA-60th-Anniversary-Edition/dp/B0012WW864/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-A6984-Junior/dp/B00GMEWDQ2/
https://www.amazon.com/Millennium-Edition-2000-Monopoly-Game/dp/B00000IWFC/
http://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-Nostalgia-Wooden/dp/B01L4GYV1W/
"Monopoly For Millennials" Board Game from Hasbro
http://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-for-Millennials-Board-Game/dp/B07K2SYDJ1
  | "Brew•Opoly Monopoly™: A Game For People Who Like To Drink Beer" [2012] from Late For The Sky • for 2-6 players age 8 & up {or maybe age 21 & up}; includes game board, paper money, game cards, bottles & barrels, dice, official rules 15½" x 10½" x 2" box [2012] for $15.00 also available as a Canadian Edition 15½" x 10½" x 2" box [2012] for $39.99 |
  | "Monopoly™ Ultimate Banking Edition Board Game" [ages 8 & up; 2016]
Amazon Exclusive with Electronic Banking Unit (batteries required) for instant transactions and cashless gameplay; game set also includes gameboard, 4 plastic tokens, 22 houses, 49 cards [4 Bank, 22 Title Deed, 23 Event], 2 dice, game guide Hasbro Gaming board game set in 10½x15¾x2-inch box [7/2016] for $24.99 |
  | "Anti-Monopoly" board game [ages 8-15; 1973] Created by Ralph Anspach [1926-2022] "The Real Estate Game for the 21st Century" • Created because the Monopoly™ board game seemed to promote monopolies & banks as positive actors in the economy; trademark infringement lawsuits from Parker Brothers followed, which creator Anspach settled (i.e. won); revised in 1984 as Anti-Monopoly II and re-released in 2005 without the number suffix. For 2 to 6 players, ages 8 and up; includes game board, plastic playing pieces, cards, and play money • game entry at Wikipedia University Games set made in China - in 10"x15" box [2016] for $14.55 University Games set made in China - in 7½x4¾" tin travel box [2016] for $9.98 35th Anniv Edition: University Games set - in 10½"x10½" box [2008] out of prodn/used |
'Cheaters'  Gameset
In January 2018, Hasbro announced the release of a new 'Cheaters Edition' of the Monopoly™ board game that cheerfully caters to 'sordid reality';
released April 2018; in addition to the Community Chest and Chance cards, this version includes 15 Cheat cards. Other rules changes
include rotating the banker function as each player takes his/her turn, making it easier to cheat.
Shopping links not included on this page because the basic concept is unethical. Period.
  | "Monopoly™ Socialism Board Game Parody Adult Party Game" [2019] from Hasbro Gaming
CAVEAT: "Purposely misrepresents socialism so that conservatives can hoot and oink over how bad it is"; game "teaches intolerance of lifestyles which have no impact on your life . . . the creator of this version is greatly misinformed" • includes gameboard, six player tokens, 16 Project cards, 40 Contribution chips, 44 Chance cards, 2 dice, label sheet, money pack, game rules Hasbro board game set in 10½x12x1.6-inch box [8/2019] for $71.79 |
  | "Monopoly™ A Christmas Story Collector's Edition" Board Game [2008]
multi-player board game age 8 & up [2008] out of prodn/scarce . . . and lots more on Magic Lantern's "A Christmas Story" 1983 Movie Page |
  | "BibleOpoly" board game [2013] from Late For The Sky "... be the first to build a church in a Bible city"; for 2-6 players, 8 years & up; modifies original Monopoly™ game functions such as hotels replaced by player building a large church or congre-gation; other elements include City Cards, Faith cards, and the money is printed as 'offerings' Late For The Sky board game in 10½x15½x2" box [2013] for $20.99 |
Monopoly Board Game - 'Betty Boop' Collector's Edition /B000TRFRKC/
  | "Monopoly™ Breaking Bad" board game [ages 17 & up, 2020] based on A.M.C.'s hit "Breaking Bad" TV series, featuring 'familiar locations and iconic moments' for 2-6 players; box contains full-color folding game board, six custom sculpted tokens (Heisenberg Hat, Tio's Bell, Money Barrel, Gas Mask, RV, Pink Teddy Bear); 32 houses are renamed Tented Houses, 12 hotels are renamed SuperLabs, Community Chest cards are renamed Heisenberg Cards, and Chance cards are renamed Walter White Cards, custom-themed money, 2 dice, game rules Hasbro/USAopoly 10½x16x2½-inch box [2020] for $35.99 |
Monopoly Board Game - Corvette Edition /B0012JSCSU/
http://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-Disney-Tin-Parker-Brothers/dp/B001AMB9VG/
  | "Monopoly™ Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition" [2012]
USAopoly board game in 10½x15¾" box [12/2012] for $24.88 . . . and lots more on Magic Lantern's "Doctor Who" Television Series Page |
Monopoly Board Game - 'Fantastic Four' Collector's Edition /B00083HJL2/
  | "Monopoly™ Game of Thrones Collector's Edition" Board Game [2015]
USAopoly board game packaged in 15¾x10½x2-inch box [7/2015] for $44.88 Transports players into a world of intrigue, valor, and betrayal - you win, or you go bankrupt!; designed for 4 to 6 players ages 18 and up {sic}; box contains Westeros game board; rules on an elegant, rolled scroll secured with a ribbon; 6 oversized, hand sculpted tokens cast in zinc; two card decks; houses and hotels pieces are transformed into Villages and Keeps . . . and lots more on Spirit of America Bookstore's "Game of Thrones" Novels & TV Page |
  | "Houdini·Opoly" board game [2017] from The Houdini Museum [est. 1956] in Scranton, PA Kickstarter offering was fully funded in just 17 days; limited release of 1,000 units game in ?x? box [2018] for $48.98 + s/h via Amazon & Houdini Museum official game website |
Monopoly Board Game - 'James Bond 007' Collector's Edition /B000EXDOM4/
Monopoly Board Game - John Deere Edition /B0008FUBS8/
Monopoly Board Game - "Lord of The Rings" Collector's Edition /B00083HJJY/
  | "Monopoly™ Game: Despicable Me Edition" [2013] basic Monopoly™ game with thematic variations: money is Banana Bucks, spinner instead of dice, houses & hotels are replaced by cupcakes & sundaes . . . Hasbro board game in 15¾"x11"x2" box [5/2013] for $50.99 there is also "Monopoly™ Game: Despicable Me 2 Edition" [2013] seen on eBay but not found on Amazon (7/2022) |
  | "Monopoly™ Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Collector's Edition" Board Game [ages 8-15; 2012] USAopoly board game in 10"x20" box [12/2012] for $39.99 . . . and lots more on the "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" Books & Song & Movies Page | |
  | "A Sherlock Holmes Monopoly™: It's A Book! ... and It's A Treasure Hunt!" [2014] by J.P. Sperati 'Follow in the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes as you travel around the London Monopoly™ locations solving clues' Irregular Special Press 11x8½ pb [10/2014] for $20.00 Irregular Special Press 11x8½ pb [10/2014] out of print/many used | |
  | "The Big Bang Theory Monopoly™" game [2014] Seven custom tokens: Leonard's glasses, Sheldon's spot, Howard's space helmet, Raj's dog, Penny's wine glass, Amy's tiara, Bernadette's microscope; houses are renamed Colliders and hotels are Super Colliders; also game board, two card decks & dice USAopoly game in 10½x15¾x2-inch box [7/2014] for $78.98 "T.B.B.T." TV Series [2007-2019] Page at at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store |
  | "Monopoly™ Trump Entertainment Resorts Collector's Edition" [2008] designed for 3-8 players ages 10 & up; includes game board, six pewter tokens, title/deed cards, slot machine & table games cards, instructions, houses and hotels pieces are transformed into Trump Hotels & Trump Towers Hasbro board game in 10¼x20x1½-inch box [2008] out of prodn/used . . . and lots more on Spirit of America Bookstore's Donald J. Trump Page |
Monopoly Board Game - Alan Turing Edition, published by Winning Moves Games in September 2012
  | "Monopoly™ Wicked Edition Board Game" [Oct 2024] from HasbroGaming  Explore the amazafying land of Oz! • 'Fast-dealing property trading board game' inspired by the motion picture; for 2-6 players, ages 8 & up; box contains gameboard, emerald & gold dice, Totally Ozmopolitan and Defy Gravity cards, 6 golden zinc Monopoly tokens (Elphaba’s hat, Elphaba’s Broom, Elphaba’s Bottle, Glinda’s Crown, Glinda’s Trunks, and The Grimmerie), title deed cards, Munchkin homes & emerald castles, 90 paper Ozian coins HasbroGaming board game in 10½x10½x2½" box [10/2024] for $24.84 |
Sports  Gamesets
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN015004-Boston-Red-Sox/dp/B000EXDOL0/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN016098-Chicago-Bears/dp/B0009T2CL2/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN037000-ESPN/dp/B000EULZBY/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-Nascar-Official-Collectors-Edition/dp/B000YPG582/
https://www.amazon.com/Original-World-2004-Championship-Monopoly/dp/B0024ZFDME/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN081-316-Muhammad-Ali/dp/B004JO9A2M/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-GOLF-MONOPOLY-Game/dp/B000I00PTI/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN015007-San-Francisco-Giants/dp/B000B4SX6S/
https://www.amazon.com/Pittsburgh-Steelers-Super-Bowl-Monopoly/dp/B000EI4LFI/
https://www.amazon.com/Dodgers-Baseball-Collectors-Monopoly-Board/dp/B0000BWCZ7/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN017137-My-NHL/dp/B000F1HIVS/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN015037-Chicago-Cubs/dp/B0009V7WZG/
https://www.amazon.com/Chicago-White-Sox-World-Monopoly/dp/B000BX451Q/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN016043-Philadelphia-Eagles/dp/B000239FU6/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN029000-Snowboarding/dp/B0006FUEQO/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN016018-Green-Bay-Packers/dp/B00064XG2Y/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN015057-New-York-Mets/dp/B000HI7P4E/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN016019-New-England-Patriots/dp/B000BXHPE0/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-Major-League-Baseball-Collectors/dp/B003UNA194/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN015003-New-York-Yankees/dp/B000GL1NQ8/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN016000-NFL-Collectors-Edition/dp/B0000BW75R/
https://www.amazon.com/Dallas-Cowboys-Monopoly-Collectors-Edition/dp/B00441LBTU/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN016011-New-York-Jets/dp/B000096P5M/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN015150-Atlanta-Braves/dp/B000EXDOME/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN016108-Minnesota-Vikings/dp/B0009T2CLC/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN016110-Washington-Redskins/dp/B0009T2CLM/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-Bass-Fishing-Edition/dp/B00GYU7TW2/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-MN016043-Philadelphia-Eagles-Board/dp/B001FWYPS0/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-Texas-State-Bobcat-Opoly/dp/B009SUNLEA/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-Detroit-Pistons-Collectors-Edition/dp/B007DKRFJE/
https://www.amazon.com/Manchester-City-F-C-Monopoly/dp/B01L4G1LUQ/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-Liverpool-FC-Board-Game/dp/B01L4FVNTQ/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-England-Football-Stars/dp/B01ASIDD5M/
https://www.amazon.com/Minnesota-Vikings-Monopoly-by/dp/B015YS401C/
https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-Olympic-Games/dp/B00VKUHWTG/
Movies & TV,  Stageplays,  Other  Media
"Under The Boardwalk: The Monopoly™ Story" docufilm [Rhino Films March 2011]
  | 88-minute color documentary that focuses on the Monopoly™ national & world championships that are held around the world every four years, with lots of historical info, too. • Co-produced & co-written by Craig Bentley & Kevin Tostado; directed by Kevin Tostado; featuring Zachary Levi (narrator), Anne Archer, Hank Azaria, Alec Baldwin, Elizabeth Banks, Tom Bosley, Carol Burnett, Bill Cosby, Joseph Cotten, Tina Fey, Salma Hayek, Helen Hunt, Samuel L. Jackson, Jay Leno, Jack Nicholson, Barack Obama, Alex Trebek
New Video Group color DVD [2/2012] for $15.49 full credits at IMDb • official movie site • watch 4/2011 official trailer [2:30] at Vimeo |
"Monopoly" 3-minute short film [indep April 2011]
exists as 2-minute YouTube trailer for 3-minute amateur film; Richie Benjamin inherits a mysterious gift that magically transports him to a world that operates by the rules of the classic Monopoly™ board game, but centered around sex, violence, and cut-throat real estate • Co-produced by David Benning, Edmund Levine, Chuck Moisan, Tara Lynn Perry, Nick Reczynski, Court Rye; co-written & directed by Matthew Stubstad; co-producer, co-writer & actor Gabi Conti; voiceover by Jon Baily; starring Evan Bregman,
co-producer Jeff Laub, co-producer Al LeVine, Dan Borrelli, Jessica Poter •
credits at IMDb •
watch 4/2011 trailer [2:02] online at YouTube
"Monopoly" feature film [Hasbro/LionsGate - stuck in development]
  | Announced 9/2012: Emmett/Furla Films signed an agreement with Hasbro, Inc. for three films based on Hasbro properties in the next two years; the first will be a big-screen version of the iconic board game "Monopoly", slated to begin production in 2013; announced 2018: actor Kevin Hart signed to star; a trio of kids from modest Baltic Avenue discover that Charles Darrow, the inventor of Monopoly™, hid a coded secret in the famous game, setting them off on an adventure through the streets of Atlantic City, racing through forgotten underground railroads, the Boardwalk, and more as they are pursued by a near-bankrupt casino owner who is desparate to find Darrow's hidden fortune first Directed by Tim Story; written by Andrew Niccol; co-produced by and starring Kevin Hart • latest info at IMDb |
"Monopoly Money: The Movie" feature film [podcast promo circuit Summer 2021]
  | C.J. and Speedy are fed up with working day in and day out with nothing to show for it, and begin to explore different ways to bring in more money and do it quickly; after one failed attempt, they switch their strategy up, even though it breaks the law and puts their lives in jeopardy; they are soon rolling in cash, but a mob-affiliated gangster named Brickz becomes envious . . . • Co-produced, written & directed by Will Mauricette; starring Evans Davian, Taylor Donte, Tyra Pasick, Hull Rayvon, Barbora Sulova, Williams Tyra
DVD/Blu-ray not available • credits at IMDb |
"Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History" [P.B.S./American Experience Feb 2023]
  | Examines the backstory of how the game Monopoly was first developed and marketed, and the near-century of ironic controversy over credit due to early-XXth-Century "The Landlord's Game" creator Lizzie Magie Co-produced, written & directed by Stephen Ives; featuring Mary Pilon, Tristan Donovan, gaming scholar Patrick Jagoda, game historian Thomas Forsyth, Ashlyn Sparrow, economist Kate Raworth, Philip Orbanes, historian Christopher England, Eric Zimmerman, gaming scholar Lindsay Grace, historian Bryant Simon & archive footage of Ralph Anspach [1926-2022] • full credits at IMDb widescreen color DVD [2/2023] for $17.14 |
unnamed Margot Robbie 'Monopoly' movie 
[Hasbro/LionsGate/LuckyChap - in development 2024]
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Announced 4/2024: 'Barbie' actress Margot Robbie's company and her partners Tom Ackerley & Josie McNamara are producing a live-action feature film based on the ubiquitous real estate-inspired board game.
Robbie is set to produce & act & direct DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • latest info at IMDb • official movie site • Margot Robbie official FB site |
  | 1935 Monopoly™ U.S. Patent #2,026,082 art print poster [2017] poster of the original 1935 Monopoly™ patent application by Charles Darrow Lone Star Art Store unframed 14x11" art print [2/2017] for $11.99 Patent Store, South Carolina art prints in 8 sizes & 8 colors [1/2018] from $7 to $37 |
  | "Monopoly Game Christmas Ornament" from Hallmark Hasbro Hallmark Hasbro 3.1-inches tall plastic ornament [2022] for $9.24 |
  | "The Monopoly Book: Strategy and Tactics of The World's Most Popular Game" [1976] by Maxine Brady David McKay Co. pb [4/76] out of print/used Robert Hale Ltd. 9x6½ hardcover [11/78] out of print/used |
  | "The MONOPOLY™ Companion: The Players' Guide" [1988] by Rich Uncle Pennybags, 'as told to Philip Orbanes' "The Game From A to Z - Winning Tips - Trivia" - profusely illustrated Sterling 7½x6 pb [11/2007] out of print/50+ used Sterling 7½x6 pb [11/2007] out of print/used Adams Media Corp. 2nd edition pb [9/99] out of print/used Adams Media Corp. 7½x5½ pb [12/88] out of print/60+ used |
  | "The Billion Dollar Monopoly® Swindle: The True Story Behind Monopoly®" [national bestseller 1998] by Ralph Anspach [1926-2022] Author created the board game "Anti-Monopoly" in 1973 because the Monopoly™ board game seemed to promote monopolies & banks as positive actors in the economy; trademark infringement lawsuits from Parker Brothers followed, which creator Anspach settled (i.e. won) in 1985 Xlibris 2nd edition 8½x5½ pb [10/2000] out of print/used self-publd 8½x5¾ pb [7/98] out of print/used |
  | "Everything I Know About Business I Learned From Monopoly™: Successful Executives Reveal Strategic Lessons From The World's Greatest Board Game" [2002] by Alan Axelrod Running Press 8½x6 pb [3/2004] out of print/50+ used Running Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [10/2002] out of print/60+ used |
  | "Monopoly™: The World's Most Famous Game - and How It Got That Way" [2006] by Philip E. Orbanes Da Capo Press 9x6 pb [10/2007] for $13.38 Da Capo Press 9x6¼ hardcover [10/2006] out of print/50+ used |
  | "Monopoly™, Money, and You: How To Profit From The Game's Secrets of Success" [2013] by Philip E. Orbanes Kindle Edition from McGraw-Hill Education [3/2013] for $16.50 McGraw-Hill Education 8¾x7 pb [2/2013] for $21.29 |
  | "The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and The Scandal Behind The World's Favorite Board Game" [2015] by Mary Pilon
Kindle Edition from Bloomsbury USA [2/2015] for $9.99 Bloomsbury USA pb [2/2016] for $11.43 Bloomsbury USA 9½x6½ hardcover [2/2015] for $15.16 |
                       
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