Posts Tagged ‘the Landlord’s Game’

Land Values and Location

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Following another reference to our history via the boardgame Monopoly on ABC radio (originally named the Landlord’s Game), John Poulter of the Henry George Club called and was soon interviewed on the origins of the Single Tax. John sums up the principles behind our movement in a few short minutes. ABC Interview

True History of Monopoly the Boardgame

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Read this PBS transcript on Monopoly’s original intention to teach about the dangers of land monopoly. Understand how the world’s most popular boardgame was subverted to teach young people the opposite to the games original intent. It is interesting that not more people have twigged that something is wrong in the land game when most [...]