November 5 – Play Monopoly Day

nPosted on November 5, 2017

Key Points

nHit movies often start with big “no, thanks” from several major studios.
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American Graffiti became a monster hit – but only after
United Artists, Fox, Warner, MGM, and Paramount all
turned down the movie project.

nBest-seller books often start as a pile of rejection slips, too.

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Before Harry Potter became a huge industry with multiple
books, movies, and other products, it was a manuscript
that got turned down by 12 publishers.

nAnd perennial favorite games, too, can start with “pass” from game manufacturers.
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nApparently Parker Brothers said “no, thanks” to publishing the real estate game Monopoly – until they saw how well the game was selling during the Christmas of 1934.

nEven when the Parker Brothers executives changed their minds and decided to manufacture the game, they thought it was a fad – not be a big seller, long term. I mean…a real estate game?

nBut actually Monopoly is often considered the best-selling game in history. This game helped to make Parker Brothers a giant in its industry.
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nIt was on this date in 1935 that Parker Brothers released Monopoly onto the market.
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nFor more on the history of Monopoly, including the intellectual theft that made enriched the thief more than the original game designer, check out this earlier post.

Here are some versions of Monopoly with which you could celebrate Play Monopoly Day:
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Monopoly is available with credit cards or electronic banking,
rather than play money made out of paper.

Monopoly is available in a variety of video game formats.

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The original Monopoly was based on Atlantic City. Almost every
other big city – or country – has created a version to celebrate
their own street names.

Monopoly versions have been created for everything from
favorite places to favorite video games and sports, from favorite TV
shows to favorite movie franchises. Take a peek:

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