The Wood County Historical Society promotes stories of Wood County, Ohio and its County Poor Farm, connecting memories of the past to the present while facilitating an informed future.
![In honor of National Play Monopoly Day and Toy Tuesday we give you “BG-opoly”! Did you enjoy playing Monopoly as a child, or did it end in a bitter fight with your siblings or friends? Did you know that the game of Monopoly was invented and patented by a woman, Elizabeth Maggie, in 1904 originally known as “The Landlord’s Game”. This game of buying and selling properties origins has time and again been falsely attributed to Charles Darrow who patented a version of the game in 1935. The popular version we know today is Darrow’s version that was picked by Parker Brothers after a very popular Christmas selling period in 1934. The history of Monopoly is almost as complicated as the game itself. “Too complicated, too technical, [and it] took too long to play” was an early criticism of the game and a reason why Parker Brothers initially passed on purchasing the rights to the game.
For all of you Monopoly lovers who know the rules by heart and play for hours on end, cheers to you!
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