THE LANDLORD’S GAME. 1903-1904 – Elizabeth J. Magie, 1904 Patent

UNITED STATES SPECIFICATIONS OF PATENTS. Pages 144-145. JANUARY 5, 1904.

"The object of the game is to obtain as much wealth or money as possible, the player having the greatest amount of wealth at the end of the game after a certain predetermined number of circuits of the board have been made being the winner."

"The implements of the game consist of a board which is divided into a number of spaces or sections and spaces in the center indicating, respectively, ‘Bank’, ‘Wages’, ‘Public treasury’, and ‘Railroad.’ "

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