History of the board game Monopoly as a game called "Inflation", designed by Rudy Copeland and published by the Thomas Sales Co., in Fort Worth, Texas, also came to the attention of Parker Brothers management in the 1930s, after they began sales of "Monopoly". Copeland continued sales of the latter game after Parker Brothers attempted a patent lawsuit against him. Parker Brothers held the Magie and Darrow patents, but settled with Copeland rather than going to trial, since Copeland was prepared to have witnesses testify that they had played "Monopoly" before Darrow's "invention" of the game. The court settlement allowed Copeland to license Parker Brothers' patents.
Quicksand (board game) roll); every turn you move forward a number of spaces given by your height, plus an optional movement die. You can never sink more than hat-deep (so you cannot be eliminated). Quicksand (board game) Quicksand is a board game published in 1989 by Parker Brothers. Each player controls one of four explorers racing to discover an ancient temple. The object of the game is to be the first player to get your adventurer around the board from START to the finish line back at CAMP. The player pawns represent a mustachioed archetypical British explorer, and they're in parts. To represent