File 001 · Category Openers
Record 049 · Games · 1935
35.49.GMonopoly
Parker Brothers / Hasbro
“Depression-era property fantasy that became the default board game.”
The world's favorite family board game. (later marketing)
Parker Brothers shipped Darrow's version in 1935 after rejecting it. Localized boards made it a global ritual despite its landlord-satire roots.
Units. 275–300 million sets
SIC
3944
Games, Toys, and Children's Vehicles
NAICS
339930
Doll, Toy, and Game Manufacturing
