▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁W adding tons , ▁gave ▁the ▁game ▁to ▁his ▁son ▁Norman , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁card ▁games ▁division , ▁to ▁test ▁over ▁the ▁week end . ▁Norman ▁was ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁persu aded ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁call ▁Parker ▁Brothers ▁on ▁Monday ▁morning   – ▁trans at l antic ▁calls ▁then ▁being ▁almost ▁un he ard ▁of . ▁This ▁call ▁resulted ▁in ▁W adding tons ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁license ▁to ▁produce ▁and ▁market ▁the ▁game ▁outside ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁▁ ▁Watson ▁felt ▁that ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁the ▁American ▁locations ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁replaced , ▁so ▁Victor ▁and ▁his ▁secretary , ▁Mar j ory ▁Phill ips , ▁went ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁sc out ▁out ▁locations . ▁The ▁Angel , ▁Is ling ton ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁street ▁in ▁London ▁but ▁a ▁building ▁( and ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁intersection ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁located ). ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁co aching ▁inn ▁that ▁stood ▁on ▁the ▁Great ▁North ▁Road . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁inn ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁J . ▁Ly ons ▁and ▁Co . ▁tea ▁room ▁( today ▁The ▁Co - oper ative ▁Bank ). ▁Some ▁accounts ▁say ▁that ▁Mar j ory ▁and ▁Victor ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁Angel ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁selection ▁and ▁celebrated ▁the ▁fact ▁by ▁including ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁Mon opol y ▁board . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁a ▁pla que ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁naming