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This Woman Created the Original "Monopoly" Board Game

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The shady history, and buried origin story, of the original “Monopoly” board game


In this video, journalist Sasha Tobago, explains that the original "Monopoly" game wasn't invented by Charles Darrow. Rather, it was created 30 years prior, by a woman named Elizabeth "Lizzie" Magie.




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