Feb. 14, 2025

Dear Hannah: LEarning - Games People Play (The Story of Monopoly)

Dear Hannah: LEarning - Games People Play (The Story of Monopoly)
Dear Hannah: LEarning - Games People Play (The Story of Monopoly)
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Dear Hannah: LEarning - Games People Play (The Story of Monopoly)

[2-26-2017] Charles Darrow lost his job as a heater salesman at the beginning of The Great Depression in 1929. He then created, patented, copyrighted, and licensed Monopoly between 1933 and 1935 - but Monopoly was based on versions of real estate trading games whose patents date back to 1904. Why did Darrow's version flourish - making him the first millionaire game designer? Well, two lessons come to mind ...