Monopolies and Mergers
The programme was presented by Benjamin Woolley, and in the programme it goes through the game monopoly.
It introduces monopoly as being invented during the great depression in britain, it was then sent to america where it changed into something that promoted free enterprise and the american dream.It also explained how the main 3 board games in Britain (Monopoly, Scrabble and Cluedo) formed the main stage for british board games.
Finally it also explains how most british game designers have left it to the americans and moved on to making computer games.
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