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.
Lost Treasure (board game) the treasure, a monetary value is assigned to the chest by the Dive Control. Players must return to port to sell their treasure for money. Any trip carrying treasure can be raided by another player. Raids are conducted by rolling the dice. The player with the higher roll wins the treasure on the opponent’s ship, which means that a player who instigates a raid can end up losing all his treasure. Lost Treasure (board game) Lost Treasure is a board game published in 1982 by Parker Brothers. Billed as an electronic deep-sea diving game, "Lost Treasure" centers on the search