History of the board game Monopoly prices ranging from US$2 to US$25 in 1930s money. After Parker Brothers began to release its first editions of the game, Elizabeth Magie Phillips was profiled in the Washington D.C. "Evening Star" newspaper, which discussed her two editions of "The Landlord's Game". In December 1936, wary of the Mah-Jongg and Ping-Pong fads that had left unsold inventory stuck in Parker Brothers' warehouse, George Parker ordered a stop to "Monopoly" production as sales leveled off. However, during the Christmas season, sales picked up again, and continued a resurgence. In early 1937, as Parker Brothers was preparing to release the board game
Gambler (board game) Gambler (board game) Gambler is a board game originally made by Parker Brothers in 1975. A redesigned version of the game was released in 1977. The game is now out of print, and the US trademark on the game was cancelled in 1983. The game consists of players taking turns rolling dice to move around the game board. Events giving players a chance to win money can happen when a player lands on a space, draws cards, or rolls doubles. The object of the game is to be the first player to win $1,000 of in-game money. Some contests in