In this episode of Smartest Year Ever, Gordy uncovers the hidden history of Monopoly—and it’s not the rags-to-riches story you’ve been told. Everyone knows Monopoly as the classic board game where you crush your family and friends into financial ruin. But few realize that the game began as a cautionary tale against monopolies, created by an inventor who wanted to teach players the dangers of unchecked greed.How did a protest game designed to warn against inequality become the world’s most famous celebration of it? And what does that twist say about how we absorb culture, economics, and entertainment?This story will change how you look at your next game night forever.Stay curious, stay clever—on our quest to become the World’s Greatest Conversationalists.Sources:Magie, E. J. (1904). The Landlord’s Game patent. United States Patent and Trademark Office.Orbanes, P. E. (2006). Monopoly: The World’s Most Famous Game and How It Got That Way. Da Capo Press.Pilon, M. (2015). The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World’s Favorite Board Game. Bloomsbury.Atlantic City Historical Museum Archives.Parker Brothers. (1935). Monopoly Rulebook. #HistoryFacts #BoardGames #Monopoly #DailyFacts #FunFacts #DidYouKnow Music thanks to Zapsplat.

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