Monopoly

Monopoly was invented in 1934 by an unemployed engineer called Charles Darrow, who lived in Philadelphia, USA. In his first version of the game he used street names from
Atlantic City in New Jersey because he dreamed of going here, but could not afford the fare. The game was so successful that Darrow became a millionaire and spent the rest of his life traveling and growing rare orchids. There are many national and local versions around the world, as well as specialized versions including those for animal lovers, Birdopoly, Dogopoly and Horse – opoly, based on films such as James Bond and Shrek, as well as Bible – opoly and Elvis Monopoly. Parkers, the US manufacturers of the game, print more Monopoly money than the US Treasury prints dollars. As computer technology advanced, games and consoles improved, with better graphics, sound and choice of themes. These are popular consoles of different generations.