Nerd of Mouth cover image

Monopoly

Nerd of Mouth

00:00

The History of Board Games and the Quakers of Atlantic City

Lizzie spent years developing this thing and took it to the US patent office in March of 1903. It was later published via the economic game company of which Lizzie was part owner along with other Georgists she ran with. Over the next three decades the game found little pockets of popularity including left wing youth on college campuses and most importantly some Quakers in Atlantic City.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app