And Monopoly itself is based on The Landlord’s Game, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Landlord%27s_Game https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Landlord%27s_Game

And Monopoly itself is based on The Landlord’s Game, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Landlord%27s_Game https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Landlord%27s_Game The original game was covered by two patents. Parker Brothers bought them from the creator after finding out that Charles Darrow had lied when he claimed that Monopoly was his own invention.