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Lisa J. Hackett, Senior Lecturer, Sociology & Criminology, University of New England

90 years of Monopoly: how the ‘new craze’ morphed from socialist critique to capitalist dream

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Monopoly is the best-selling licensed board game of all time, popular since its 1935 release when “the new craze” swept the world.

It has remained a staple, with over 390,000 copies sold in Australia to date.

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