The original Game of Life was about reaching happy old age, not "Millionaire Acres." And Monopoly was invented by an anti-capitalist who wanted to make a point about landowning and economic inequality. How did these games become the versions we play today? This is the story of how two iconic board games, designed to shape American culture, were instead warped by it.
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60: The Levi's That Came In From the Cold
59: The Pepski Generation
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56: Pan Am in Vietnam
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54: Will The Real Mr. Oreo Please Stand Up?
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52: The Republic of Samsung
50: Let’s Talk About Tampax
49: Making Nathan’s Famous
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