今週の英語トピック - Monopoly
English topic of the week
Monopoly is an American board game from Parker Brothers. A monopoly refers to when one person or company or entity dominates a market. In 1935, Charles Darrow patented the game of Monopoly. Many people believe that Charles Darrow invented the game, but the game has much history that precedes Darrow. You can read about this at Wikipedia if you are interested.
In Monopoly, players roll the dice, moving around the board, buying property, paying
rents, and conducting other business. To win the game, you must bankrupt the other players. The board contains properties named after Atlantic City or places nearby. If you click the link above, you can see what the board looks like.
While Monopoly is perhaps the best known board game in America, there are many other board games. Please click here if you would like to see a long list. Games are for children and adults. Snakes and ladders is a classic board game for children. Please click here if you would like to read about the game and see what it looks like.
Before video games and TV games, board games were incredibly popular with children and many adults in America. Today, some of their popularity is diminished, but Americans still own and play many board games. Visit any American toy store and you will see many many board games. Many of these games are now actually played as video or online games too. Take a look at Yahoo! Games and see if you would like to play one or two, or even more.
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