The Surprising Origin of Monopoly

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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One of the most popular board games in the world is Monopoly. Millions of copies of the game have been sold over thousands of different versions which have been published. However, the origins of the game are not what most people think. In fact, the game was originally designed not as a way for people to win by amassing properties but rather to demonstrate why that was a bad idea. Learn more about the surprising origins of Monopoly, one of the most popular board games in history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Noom Noom is not just another diet or fitness app. It’s a comprehensive lifestyle program designed to empower you to make lasting changes and achieve your health goals. With Noom, you’ll embark on a personalized journey that considers your unique needs, preferences, and challenges. Their innovative approach combines cutting-edge technology with the support of a dedicated team of experts, including registered dietitians, nutritionists, and behavior change specialists. Noom’s changing how the world thinks about weight loss. Go to noom.com to sign up for your trial today! Rocket Money Rocket Money is a personal finance app that finds and cancels your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps you lower your bills—all in one place. It will quickly and easily find your subscriptions for you –and for any you don’t want to pay for anymore, just hit “cancel,” and Rocket Money will cancel it for you. It’s that easy. Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	One of the most popular board games in the world is Monopoly.
0:03.0	Millions of copies of the game have been sold and thousands of different versions have been published.
0:08.0	However, the origins of the game are not what most people think.
0:12.0	In fact, the game was originally designed not as a way for people think.
0:12.5	In fact, the game was originally designed
0:14.6	not as a way for people to win by amassing properties,
0:17.5	but rather to demonstrate why that was a bad idea.
0:21.2	Learn more about the surprising origins of Monopoly, one of the most popular board games in history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. I'm going to assume that most of you listening to this episode are familiar with the board game Monopoly.
0:48.0	I don't know how popular board games are anymore, but when I was growing up it seemed like every family had a monopoly game
0:54.3	stashed somewhere in the closet.
0:56.8	For those of you who aren't familiar with the game or need a refresher, monopoly is a board
1:00.5	game where players buy trade and develop properties on a board that is supposed to kind of resemble a city.
1:06.2	The goal is to strategically accumulate wealth by collecting rent from opponents who land on your properties,
1:11.4	making shrewd decisions on property purchases and trades, and managing your finances wisely.
1:17.0	The game combines elements of luck, strategy, and negotiation as players move around the board, aiming to bankrupt their opponents while avoiding bankruptcy themselves, all in a race to become the wealthiest player in the game.
1:29.0	Believe it or not, the origins of Monopoly actually go back to a game that was trying to teach people
1:34.1	the exact opposite of what the modern game is about. If you've previously heard
1:39.8	anything about the history of monopoly there is a good chance that what you've heard is either completely wrong or woefully incomplete.
1:48.0	The history of the game actually starts in the early 20th century with a woman by the name of Lizzie McGee. Born in 1866 after the US Civil War,
1:56.1	McGee came from a family of abolitionists. She was very intelligent, having a patent on a
2:01.1	superior way for paper to get through the rollers of a typewriter.
2:04.0	She was an outspoken advocate for women to get the right to vote, and for the purpose of this story,
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