In 1877, a woman named Elizabeth Magie created the ‘Landlord’s Game’ where players travelled on a circular route buying property. Magie hoped the game would teach players about the disparity of wealth and its horrific consequences. It was played by a man called Charles Darrow, who introduced it to a games company, who, in turn, sold it as the board game ‘Monopoly’. Darrow became a millionaire in the process and Magie was uncredited, her ideals ironically lost to the very greed she was warning about.

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