History of the board game Monopoly national editions (including a second UK "Here and Now" edition) with properties selected by online vote. The main principle of the "Here & Now" editions was "What if Monopoly had been invented today?" The first changes to the gameplay of the "Monopoly" game itself occurred with the publication of both the "Monopoly Here & Now Electronic Banking Edition" by Hasbro UK and "Monopoly: The Mega Edition" by Winning Moves Games in 2006. The Electronic Banking Edition uses VISA-branded debit cards and a debit card reader for monetary transactions, instead of paper bills. This edition is available in the UK, Germany,
History of the board game Monopoly place of dice. The game remained in print for a time even in the Netherlands, as the printer there was able to maintain a supply of paper. Elizabeth Magie's second patent on "The Landlord's Game" expired in September, 1941, and it is believed that after the expiration, she was no longer promoted as an inventor of "Monopoly". The game itself remained popular during the war, particularly in camps, and soldiers playing the game became part of the product's advertising in 1944. After the war, sales went from 800,000 a year to over one million. The French and German editions re-entered