Travelling around America in the 1870s, George had witnessed persistent destitution amid growing wealth, and he believed it was largely the inequity of land ownership that bound these two forces – poverty and progress – together. In the pages of Henry George’s classic, Progress and Poverty (1879), she encountered his conviction that ‘the equal right of all men to use the land is as clear as their equal right to breathe the air – it is a right proclaimed by the fact of their existence’. The inspiration began with a book that her father, the anti-monopolist politician James Magie, had handed to her. In addition to confronting gender politics, Magie decided to take on the capitalist system of property ownership – this time not through a publicity stunt but in the form of a board game. ‘Girls have minds, desires, hopes and ambition.’ Her aim, she told shocked readers, was to highlight the subordinate position of women in society. Taking out a newspaper advertisement, she offered herself as a ‘young woman American slave’ for sale to the highest bidder. She was unmarried into her 40s, independent and proud of it, and made her point with a publicity stunt. Why? Because it encourages its players to celebrate exactly the opposite values to those she intended to champion.īorn in 1866, Magie was an outspoken rebel against the norms and politics of her times. The game’s little-known inventor, Elizabeth Magie, would no doubt have made herself go directly to jail if she’d lived to know just how influential today’s twisted version of her game has turned out to be. It’s a maxim that would certainly serve you well in a game of Monopoly, the bestselling board game that has taught generations of children to buy up property, stack it with hotels, and charge fellow players sky-high rents for the privilege of accidentally landing there. The Fast-Dealing Property Trading Game is fun for the whole family.‘Buy land – they aren’t making it any more,’ quipped Mark Twain.Invest in beach huts and hotels and trade your way to success.Advance to Scarborough Castle, Open Air Theatre, or even Scarborough R.U.F.C.Choose your favourite token, tour the exciting sights of Scarborough including Anne Bronte’s grave and Peasholm Park, and accumulate fortunes, but watch out for taxes, jail and bankruptcy.The world’s favourite family board game brings you another exciting MONOPOLY – Scarborough Edition.
A trip to Scarborough wouldn't be complete without fish & chips at the harbour and what better way to round it off than a trip to Scarborough Castle. You'll be spoilt for choice in the evening for entertainment with the Open Air Theatre and Stephen Joseph Theatre offering something different for all tastes. If you're more of a sports fan than a culture vulture, you can take your pick of rugby, cricket or football. Start your journey high up on Oliver's Mount, before heading into town to absorb some local history at the Art Gallery and Rotunda Museum. MONOPOLY, the great property trading board game finds its home in the resort town of Scarborough, Yorkshire's most famous seaside town.
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