The game of MONOPOLY highlights different types of “monopoly”, including the game itself, and the common part of the names of all versions of the game. A history provided by the manufacturer, Hasbro Inc., records that a braille edition is available and that in 1978, a chocolate version was offered, evidently to reduce the playing time for games between chocoholics. There are several versions, including “The Junior”, “Classic”, “Empire”, “Pokémon”, “My Monopoly” and “Electronic Banking Monopoly”. The trade mark MONOPOLY® identifies one of the world’s favourite board games. These rules have been retyped and the only other real change I see is in the legal lines on the last page.2015 Malcolm Royal Prize Winner – Whose monopoly is it? 17/06/16 The biggest change I see in these rules is that the slogan has been changed to "Property Trading Game from Parker Brothers". The only other change I see is that they've been retyped and all broken words omitted.ġ999 (Rev 4). The slogan under the word MONOPOLY is changed to "Property Trading Game from Parker Brothers". There are a couple of game specific changes in the "EQUIPMENT" and the "PREPARATION" sections pertaining to a wooden banker's tray. This set of rules is out of a 2 in 1 Monopoly/Scrabble game. This is the first set of rules I have that mention Hasbro.ġ999 (Rev 3). The third change is that Income Tax is a flat $200. The second change is that you must leave Jail on your next turn. Changes include the two properties you receive at the beginning of the game are now free. There are now five rules changes instead of three. These rules remain the same as those before until you get to the short game rules. Strangely both the 60th and Deluxe rules mention Tonka as the owner of Parker Brothers even though Hasbro bought them in 1991.ġ997 (Rev 2 on last page). Like the sixtieth edition these rules have a couple of deluxe specifics but otherwise the rules are unchanged. The next set is from a 1995 Deluxe Edition. Other than a couple sixtieth Anniversary specifics the rules remain unchanged. A section on Rules Questions appears for the first time. The next set I have that I can date is from the 1995 60th Anniversary Edition. Other than a couple of typos these rules are still identical. The rules in my Franklin Mint set (one of the originals from 1991 - not pictured) remain the same but show new copyright dates of 19. I know that in 1985 the rules are unchanged from the late 1970s set. I don't have a lot of games from this time period so this section is a bit sketchy. I'm not sure how long the 1970s #11 Anniversary edition with both sets of rules in it was made, but I would guess at least 1975-1979). The copyright date on the rules remains 1973. It simply states that he presented the game to Parker Brothers in 1934. The story of Darrow on the first page of the rules no longer mentions that Darrow invented Monopoly. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Parker Brothers and said that the games actual history differed from the official account). The next change came sometime in the late 1970s (probably in 1979 when the nineth U.S. This is also the first set of rules that mentions General Mills. There is also a forty page booklet about the history and other Parker Brothers games (the cover and first sixteen pages are reproduced below). The short game rules are now included and no longer on a separate sheet. Nothing much is really changed except that they are now eight pages on shorter paper and this is the first mention of the fact that you do not roll again after rolling doubles to get out of jail. The rules are almost entirely rewritten bringing the language from the 30s to the 70s.
The (erroneous) history of Monopoly is included on page one for the first time (this was probably done due to the Anti-Monopoly lawsuit filed by Dr.
For the first time the word "MONOPOLY" on the top of the rules was actually the logo. In 1973 the rules were entirely reworked.
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