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As of 1994, the game is publishedunder license in 43 countries, and in 26 languages in addition, theU.S.

As thedemand for the game grew, Darrow could not keep up with the ordersand arranged for Parker Brothers to take over the game.Since 1935, when Parker Brothers acquired the rights to the game, ithas become the leading proprietary game not only in the United Statesbut throughout the Western World. It was thegame’s exciting promise of fame and fortune that initially promptedDarrow to produce this game on his own.With help from a friend who was a printer, Darrow sold 5,000 setsof the MONOPOLY game to a Philadelphia department store. Mr.Darrow, like many other Americans, was unemployed at the time andoften played this game to amuse himself and pass the time. Darrow of Germantown, Pennsylvania, presented agame called MONOPOLY to the executives of Parker Brothers. Parker Brothers Real Estate Trading GameIn 1934, Charles B.