In 1903, Lizzie Magie patented a revolutionary anti-capitalist board game called “The Landlord’s Game” (U.S. Patent No. 748,626), designed to expose the injustices of land monopolies.
Fast forward 30 years, and Hasbro’s “Monopoly” hit the shelves, a game strikingly similar to Magie’s original creation.
But here’s the twist—Monopoly received Patent No. 2,026,082, turning the once-political game into a commercial empire.
Who truly invented the game we know today? The story of Monopoly is more complex than it seems!