Early history
The history of Monopoly can be traced back to 1903, when American anti-monopolist Lizzie Magie created a game called The Landlord's Game that she hoped would explain the See more

All property deeds, houses, and hotels are held by the bank until bought by the players. A standard set of Monopoly pieces includes:
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According to Jim Slater in The Mayfair Set, the Orange property group is the best to own because players land on them more often, as a result of … See more

Commercial promotions
The McDonald's Monopoly game is a sweepstakes advertising promotion of McDonald's and … See more

The Monopoly game board consists of forty spaces containing twenty-eight properties—twenty-two streets (grouped into eight distinct … See more

Official rules
Each player starts with $1,500 in their bank. Players roll the dice, and whoever rolls the highest number goes first. On a player's turn they roll … See more

Add-ons
Numerous add-ons have been produced for Monopoly, sold independently from the game both before … See more