Board Games at the Lakes 1: Monopoly
The board game Monopoly has its origins in the early 20th century. The earliest known version of Monopoly, known as The Landlord's Game, was designed by an American, Elizabeth Magie, and first patented in 1904 but existed as early as 1902. Magie, a follower of Henry George, originally intended The Landlord's Game to illustrate the economic consequences of Ricardo's Law of Economic rent and the Georgist concepts of economic privilege and land value taxation. A series of board games was developed from 1906 through the 1930s that involved the buying and selling of land and the development of that land. By 1933, a board game had been created much like the version of Monopoly sold by Parker Brothers and its related companies through the rest of the 20th century, and into the 21st. Several people, mostly in the Midwestern United States and near the East Coast, contributed to the game's design and evolution.
By the 1970s, the idea that the game had been created solely by Charles Darrow had become popular folklore; it was printed in the game's instructions for many years, in a 1974 book devoted to Monopoly, and was cited in a general book about toys even as recently as 2007. Even a guide to family games published for Reader's Digest in 2003 only gave credit to Darrow and Elizabeth Magie, erroneously stating that Magie's original game was created in the 19th century, and not acknowledging any of the game's development between Magie's creation of the game, and the eventual publication by Parker Brothers.
Also in the 1970s, Professor Ralph Anspach, who had himself published a board game intended to illustrate the principles of both monopolies and trust busting, fought Parker Brothers and its then parent company, General Mills, over the copyright and trademarks of the Monopoly board game. Through the research of Anspach and others, much of the early history of the game was "rediscovered" and entered into official United States court records. Because of the lengthy court process, including appeals, the legal status of Parker Brothers' copyright and trademarks on the game was not settled until 1985. The game's name remains a registered trademark of Parker Brothers, as do its specific design elements; other elements of the game are still protected under copyright law. At the conclusion of the court case, the game's logo and graphic design elements became part of a larger Monopoly brand, licensed by Parker Brothers' parent companies onto a variety of items through the present day. Despite the "rediscovery" of the board game's early history in the 1970s and 1980s, and several books and journal articles on the subject, Hasbro did not acknowledge any of the game's history before Charles Darrow on its official Monopoly website as recently as June 2012, nor did they acknowledge anyone other than Darrow in materials published or sponsored by them, at least as recently as 2009. 
About the series:
A series placed to celebrate that cause of fun, but also many family disputes, boardgames! Love them or hate them there’s no escaping them, especially around the festive period (hence the time of placement).
The loop starts at the Malthouse Lane Car Park and follows the trails around Engine House Pool and Windmill Pool, it is around 3 miles long although it can be easily made longer or shorter. The lakes have amazing scenery and wildlife so don’t forget to bring your camera and binoculars. Be aware that the car park is closed at night so please check closing times on the board when you enter the car park as this varies. It is very easy to park on the road at Malthouse lane or at an alternative carpark marked on number 1.
There are 9 caches on the series which can be combined with some existing caches. The puzzles published in conjunction with the series are designed that they can be easily done whilst completing the loop, if anyone is struggling with these who wants to complete all the caches around the lakes please feel free to message me for a hint.
There are also three FYI caches nearby which can be found while doing the series.
For the more extreme of you, the nearby existing caches ‘SOMEWHERE OVER THE ?????’ (GC13EET) and ‘Special-Ops - Bravo’ (GC2QCM7) are recommended.
The existing EL series by MillionsOfPeaches
ke a linear walk to BGL 1-4. The lakes are currently largely drained but a wealth of bird life is enjoying the rich mud and this walk is still very pleasant with less muggles than usual!
We are monitoring the situation and will enable/replace caches as the paths re-open.
Board Games at the Lakes 1: Monopoly
The board game Monopoly has its origins in the early 20th century. The earliest known version of Monopoly, known as The Landlord's Game, was designed by an American, Elizabeth Magie, and first patented in 1904 but existed as early as 1902. Magie, a follower of Henry George, originally intended The Landlord's Game to illustrate the economic consequences of Ricardo's Law of Economic rent and the Georgist concepts of economic privilege and land value taxation. A series of board games was developed from 1906 through the 1930s that involved the buying and selling of land and the development of that land. By 1933, a board game had been created much like the version of Monopoly sold by Parker Brothers and its related companies through the rest of the 20th century, and into the 21st. Several people, mostly in the Midwestern United States and near the East Coast, contributed to the game's design and evolution.
By the 1970s, the idea that the game had been created solely by Charles Darrow had become popular folklore; it was printed in the game's instructions for many years, in a 1974 book devoted to Monopoly, and was cited in a general book about toys even as recently as 2007. Even a guide to family games published for Reader's Digest in 2003 only gave credit to Darrow and Elizabeth Magie, erroneously stating that Magie's original game was created in the 19th century, and not acknowledging any of the game's development between Magie's creation of the game, and the eventual publication by Parker Brothers.
Also in the 1970s, Professor Ralph Anspach, who had himself published a board game intended to illustrate the principles of both monopolies and trust busting, fought Parker Brothers and its then parent company, General Mills, over the copyright and trademarks of the Monopoly board game. Through the research of Anspach and others, much of the early history of the game was "rediscovered" and entered into official United States court records. Because of the lengthy court process, including appeals, the legal status of Parker Brothers' copyright and trademarks on the game was not settled until 1985. The game's name remains a registered trademark of Parker Brothers, as do its specific design elements; other elements of the game are still protected under copyright law. At the conclusion of the court case, the game's logo and graphic design elements became part of a larger Monopoly brand, licensed by Parker Brothers' parent companies onto a variety of items through the present day. Despite the "rediscovery" of the board game's early history in the 1970s and 1980s, and several books and journal articles on the subject, Hasbro did not acknowledge any of the game's history before Charles Darrow on its official Monopoly website as recently as June 2012, nor did they acknowledge anyone other than Darrow in materials published or sponsored by them, at least as recently as 2009.
About the series:
A series placed to celebrate that cause of fun, but also many family disputes, boardgames! Love them or hate them there’s no escaping them, especially around the festive period (hence the time of placement).
The loop starts at the Malthouse Lane Car Park and follows the trails around Engine House Pool and Windmill Pool, it is around 3 miles long although it can be easily made longer or shorter. The lakes have amazing scenery and wildlife so don’t forget to bring your camera and binoculars. Be aware that the car park is closed at night so please check closing times on the board when you enter the car park as this varies. It is very easy to park on the road at Malthouse lane or at an alternative carpark marked on number 1.
There are 9 caches on the series which can be combined with some existing caches. The puzzles published in conjunction with the series are designed that they can be easily done whilst completing the loop, if anyone is struggling with these who wants to complete all the caches around the lakes please feel free to message me for a hint.
There are also three FYI caches nearby which can be found while doing the series.
For the more extreme of you, the nearby existing caches ‘SOMEWHERE OVER THE ?????’ (GC13EET) and ‘Special-Ops - Bravo’ (GC2QCM7) are recommended.
The existing EL series by MillionsOfPeaches that is just under 2.5 miles can also be combined with this walk