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The Landlord's Game

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The Landlord's Game is a board game patented in 1904 by Elizabeth Magie. A realty and taxation game intended to educate players about Georgism, it is the inspiration for the 1935 board game Monopoly. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Origin Year
1903 2
Origin Year
1904 1
Game Type
Board game 1
Playing Time
120 3
Designer
Elizabeth J. Magie (Phillips) 3
Publisher
(Self-Published) 3
Publisher
ASS Altenburger Spielkarten 3
Publisher
Economic Game Company 3
Publisher
Newbie Game Company 3
Publisher
Parker Brothers 3
Publisher
yourPlay 3
Game Category
Economic 3
Game Category
Educational 3
Game Category
Negotiation 3
Game Mechanic
Auction / Bidding 3
Game Mechanic
Dice Rolling 3
Game Mechanic
Player Elimination 3
Game Mechanic
Roll / Spin and Move 3
Game Mechanic
Set Collection 3
Game Mechanic
Stock Holding 3
Minimum Players
2 3
Maximum Players
8 3
Classification
Player Count
Two-Player 1
Player Count
Small Group (3-6 Players) 1
Sport
Game Type (category)
Board Game 1
Game Type (category)
Strategy Game 1
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Source Easy Money (board game) (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia, The Landlord's Game
  • Introduction
    The Landlord's Game is a board game patented in 1904 by Elizabeth Magie
  • Infobox, players field
    2-4
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2. Wikidata: The Landlord's Game
Wikidata Q1550933, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
3. The Landlord's Game (BoardGameGeek)
  • Playing Time: 120
  • Designer: Elizabeth J. Magie (Phillips)
  • Publisher: (Self-Published)
  • Publisher: ASS Altenburger Spielkarten
  • Publisher: Economic Game Company
  • Publisher: Newbie Game Company
  • Publisher: Parker Brothers
  • Publisher: yourPlay
  • Game Category: Economic
  • Game Category: Educational
  • Game Category: Negotiation
  • Game Mechanic: Auction / Bidding
  • Game Mechanic: Dice Rolling
  • Game Mechanic: Player Elimination
  • Game Mechanic: Roll / Spin and Move
  • Game Mechanic: Set Collection
  • Game Mechanic: Stock Holding
  • Minimum Players: 2
  • Maximum Players: 8
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Easy Money (board game) (Wikipedia)
Ancestor Of: Easy Money (board game), Lead, derivation
Quote, Ancestor Of: Easy Money (board game), Lead, derivation
the game is based on The Landlord's Game
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