Easy Money (board game) to continue production of the game. MB was forced by Parker Brothers to make changes for its 1936 "New Improved Edition" issued in three separate versions, so that it no longer played quite so similarly to "Monopoly". A design patent for "Easy Money" was applied for at the Patent Office and was either withdrawn or rejected. A new board was made for the 1940s edition with a new box design in the 1950s. A final Milton Bradley edition was printed in 1974; in this version all dollar amounts had been multiplied by ten, and the board had been further redesigned
Parker Brothers in 1934, they decided to publish it the next year. It was a success, and the company had difficulty keeping up with demand. The company continued to grow throughout the next several decades, producing such lasting games as "Cluedo" (released as "Clue" in North America), "Risk", and "Sorry!" Parker Brothers marketed its first jigsaw puzzle in 1887. The most highly sought of Parker puzzles are the wooden Parker Pastimes. Parker also produced children's puzzles, as well as the Climax, Jig-A-Jig, Jig Wood, and Paramount lines. According to "Jigsaw Puzzles: An Illustrated History and Price Guide", by Anne D. Williams, Parker