More than Monopoly: The Story of Lizzie Magie

In 1933 Philadelphia, Charles Darrow created the well-loved board game Monopoly. Why is it then that Macomb, a small town in Illinois, is set on creating the world's largest, augmented reality Monopoly game? It's all in celebration of Lizzie Magie, inventor of The Landlord's Game -- the little-known precursor to Monopoly, and Macomb just happens to be where this whole story began.

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[teresamatuzak]

So excited to see this finally come together!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩 Awesome job team!

[GloriaHauter]

This should be taught in IL History Social Studies classes. What a shame we are only hearing about this now. Illinois isn’t just Land of Lincoln. Kudos to all involved in bringing Lizzie Maggie’s story to life.

[allennemec]

Thank you for bringing Lizzie Magie’s story to life! An amazing woman with Macomb, IL roots.

[joeh]

I tuned in to see what it was and stayed for the entire show...Inspiring!! Thank yoiu

[IngridGamedev]

Amazing documentary and Story! Congrats for all the staff behind this awesome game! 💯🎯

[DanielSong]

To be fair Charles Darrow made significant contributions to the game