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10 Things You [Probably] Didn't Know About… Monopoly
Whether you're somewhat of a board gaming master, or you just like to wind away the odd rainy weekend, Monopoly is surely one of the top games in your collection. If not, it should be! With over a whopping 80 years of being sent to jail, playing a Community Chest card and building and empire, Monopoly has been a household staple and we're sure it will be around for a long while yet.
To help celebrate this true retro icon and our latest range of Monopoly Merchandise which has just hit our site, we thought we would do some digging and sniff out some cool facts to share with you guys.
So! Without further ado, let us pass GO, collect £200 and let the fact finding begin! Enjoy...
1. As odd as it seems for such an iconic game, it was actually initially rejected by Parker Brothers for having '52 fundamental errors'. These included game length and simply how complex it was. Mad huh.
2. The games mascot or 'The Monopoly guy' is actually called Rich Uncle Pennybags which was also the games original title.
