Controversy Erupts
It didn’t take long after the major success of Monopoly for the original inventor, Magie, to start contacting the newspapers. About 1936, Magie, approached the Washington Post and Washington Evening Star to inform them that she was the inventor of Monopoly. She stated that there was hardly anything different between her version and the game. Magie also told the reporters that she only made about $500 from the game. Unfortunately, Magie would never see the fame she deserved as an inventor.
Fortunately, the Great Depression would see an end in 1939. While people continued to struggle and stretch their pennies, jobs began to open, and the economy started to look a little better. The board game of Monopoly, along with many others, would continue to see popularity, with new versions created throughout the following decades. Eventually, computers would become a modern invention. Soon, people began buying versions of Monopoly that they could play on their computer. Today, you can play the game by downloading an app on your smartphone.
