Which classic board game, first sold in 1935, was originally designed to demonstrate the dangers of monopolies and land ownership concentration?
Monopoly
The answer was Monopoly. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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Monopoly traces its origins to The Landlord's Game, patented in 1904 by Elizabeth Magie to illustrate how land monopolies impoverish tenants. Parker Brothers began selling the version we know today in 1935, and it became the best-selling board game in the world.
A good trivia question makes the wrong answers feel close. Here is the clean read on the set.
- Risk - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Monopoly - correct answer.
- The Game of Life - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Clue - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Monopoly is the one to remember. Monopoly traces its origins to The Landlord's Game, patented in 1904 by Elizabeth Magie to illustrate how land monopolies impoverish tenants. The longest game of Monopoly ever played lasted 70 straight days, according to Hasbro.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Monopoly (game)