Gay monopoly 1983

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Gay Monopoly a Celebration of Life - Vintage Parker Sisters Board Game IOB at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!. "Gay Monopoly - A celebration of gay life." Tongue in cheek version of the classic Monopoly. Player tokens are altered - now you can choose from a jeep, teddy bear, blow drier, leather cap, handcuffs or a stiletto heel.

Properties have been changed to a 'gay' theme as well - e.g.

Fire Island and Castro Street. Instead of ‘Chance’ and ‘Community Chest’ cards, players were faced with three different types on Gay Monopoly. When players landed on a ‘Family Pride’ square they were required to pick up and read from a card the description of a famous gay man from history (the entire game appears to be aimed exclusively at gay men.). Vintage Gay Monopoly A Celebration Of Gay Life, Parker Sisters, Super Rare!.

Item Overview Description Gay Monopoly. A Celebration of Gay Life! [West Hollywood, CA: The Parker Sisters a Division of Fire Island Games, ]. Rare board game in the original box with all nearly all pieces and instruction booklet. Monopoly, the most popular board game in history, began life as "The Landlord's Game" in Elizabeth Magie devised the game to point out the social pitfalls of unequal wealth among people.

But instead, players greedily collected huge piles of money and property, delighting in opponents' financial troubles. Circulated informally at first, the game only gained popularity when Pennsylvanian Charles Darrow produced the first commercial version in By that time, several changes had worked their way into Magie's educational tool.

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Players could raise rents by "building" houses and hotels, and creating a "monopoly" of properties allowed incredibly steep rents. Squash the competition and drive up profits-not bad, eh? Darrow produced 5, copies at his own expense and sold them through a Philadelphia department store. Hearing of his success, Parker Brothers bought the rights in and sales soared. At the height of the Great Depression, Monopoly was the best selling game in the country.

Since then, Monopoly has appeared in 40 countries and 25 foreign languages. The original game used property names familiar to residents of Atlantic City , New Jersey. But after , Parker Brothers began producing versions representing major cities throughout the country. Where next? Explore related content. Interested in Nature? Get updates with your personalized Culture Weekly.

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