History of the board game Monopoly the facts about the game's history and differed from Parker Brothers' "official" account. The court also upheld a "purchasing motivation" test (described in the decision as a "Genericness Doctrine"), a "test by which the trademark was valid only if consumers, when they asked for a "Monopoly" game, meant that they wanted Parker Brothers' version..." This had the effect of potentially nullifying the "Monopoly" trademark, and the court returned the case to Judge Williams. Williams heard the case again in 1980, and in 1981 he again held for Parker Brothers. Anspach appealed again, and in August 1982 the appeals court again
Formula 1 (board game) Reviews by board-game enthusiasts and special-interest sites include: The game continued to be bought and sold online in 2015. Formula 1 (board game) Formula 1 is a motor racing themed board game designed by John Howarth & Trevor Jones and originally published by Waddingtons of Leeds, United Kingdom in 1962. An almost identical game was published by Parker Brothers in the United States during the 1960s as Grand Prix. The following were included in the game box: The game is unusual in that the dice are used only for deciding penalties; each player decides what speed (how many spaces on