article_snippet: (CNN)Is there anything Monopoly can't do?
article_snippet: Over the course of Monopoly 80-year life, Monopoly's been played underwater, underground, in space (OK, just the tokens) and on giant game boards.
article_snippet: Monopoly's used chocolate and featured real money.
article_snippet: But the roots of Monopoly actually date back a few more decades, to The Landlord's Game.
article_snippet: Incidentally, the Monopoly Man -- named Rich Uncle Pennybags -- was likely based on mustachioed financier J.P. Morgan.
article_snippet: Even before numerous editions of Monopoly were widely licensed, there were local board variations depending on the country.
article_snippet: Still, given the city's triumph, you probably wouldn't want to play Monopoly against an energized Pierre resident.
article_snippet: Still, the New Jersey resort does have Monopoly to thank for some of the New Jersey resort fame -- not that the New Jersey resort was appreciated at one time.
article_snippet: The idea caused an uproar among Monopoly fans and The idea was eventually shot down.
article_snippet: And the game also gave we the term "Monopoly money," as in worthless currency.
article_snippet: Stay tuned, though: a Monopoly movie is back on after several years in Hollywood purgatory.
article_snippet: So forget the classic definition of "Monopoly money.
article_snippet: Want to win at Monopoly?