▁can ▁also ▁be ▁gained ▁or ▁lost ▁through ▁Ch ance ▁and ▁Community ▁Ch est ▁cards , ▁and ▁tax ▁squares ; ▁players ▁can ▁end ▁up ▁in ▁j ail , ▁which ▁they ▁cannot ▁move ▁from ▁until ▁they ▁have ▁met ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁conditions . ▁The ▁game ▁has ▁numerous ▁house ▁rules , ▁and ▁hundreds ▁of ▁different ▁ed itions ▁exist , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁many ▁spin - offs ▁and ▁related ▁media . ▁Mon opol y ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁international ▁popular ▁culture , ▁having ▁been ▁lic ensed ▁locally ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 3 ▁countries ▁and ▁printed ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 7 ▁languages . ▁ ▁Mon opol y ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁The ▁Land l ord ' s ▁Game ▁created ▁by ▁L iz zie ▁Mag ie ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁that ▁an ▁economy ▁which ▁re wards ▁wealth ▁creation ▁is ▁better ▁than ▁one ▁where ▁mon opol ists ▁work ▁under ▁few ▁constraints , ▁and ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁economic ▁theories ▁of ▁Henry ▁George — in ▁particular ▁his ▁ideas ▁about ▁tax ation . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁by ▁Parker ▁Brothers ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁until ▁that ▁firm ▁was ▁eventually ▁absor bed ▁into ▁Has bro ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁economic ▁concept ▁of ▁mon opol y — the ▁dom ination ▁of ▁a ▁market ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁entity . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁Mon opol y ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 0