Monopoly is one of the oldest and most successful of our own twentieth century board games. In fact, due to its exceptional popularity, virtually everyone has already now played it.
According to
Wikipedia:
" Players move around the game board buying or trading properties, developing their properties with houses and hotels, and collecting rent from their opponents, with the goal being to drive them all into bankruptcy; and leaving One Clever Monopolist in control of the entire economy. "
But, did you know that
The Game's Own Creators factually designed it in 1903 ( in their own words ) to:
" Demonstrate The Evils Of Total Market Domination By The Few "? Because, once the markets are fully monopolized,
It Then Becomes Increasingly Impossible For Anyone Else To Truthfully Keep Playing!
Which, in this particular day and age, is beginning to look
' A Whole Lot Less Theoretical Each And Every Day ' - than, any of us might have ever suspected. But, then again,
There Has Always Been Two Sides To That Very Same Story....