Monopoly Becomes Something Good

90 years ago today, a little known teaching tool becomes America's top board game.

An original copy of Monopoly circa 1935

February 6, 1935

It was 90 years ago today that a word synonymous with the evils of the Industrial Revolution donned a new life as an American board game. The word is Monopoly, and in the years since 1935 it has been estimated that over 275 million Monopoly games have been sold worldwide.

Charles B. Darrow, an unempl…