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Parker Brothers (known by Parker outside of North America) was an American toy and game manufacturer which in 1991 became a brand of Hasbro. More than 1,800 games were published under the Parker Brothers name since 1883. [ 1] Among its products were Monopoly, Clue (licensed from the British publisher and known as Cluedo outside of North America ...
Parker Bros (also known at various times as Parker Brothers Manufacturing Company, Parker Brothers Guns, and Parker Bros. Shotguns) was an American firearms firm, mostly producing shotguns from 1867 to 1942. During these years, approximately 242,000 guns were produced in various grades, and are widely considered the finest and most collectible ...
Monopoly was first marketed on a broad scale by Parker Brothers in 1935. A Standard Edition, with a small black box and separate board, and a larger Deluxe Edition, with a box large enough to hold the board, were sold in the first year of Parker Brothers' ownership. These were based on the two editions sold by Darrow. [ 77]
Merlin (console) Merlin (also known as Merlin The Electronic Wizard, stylized as MERLIN) is a handheld electronic game first made by Parker Brothers in 1978 . The game was invented by former NASA employee Bob Doyle, his wife Holly, and brother-in-law Wendl Thomis. [ 4] Merlin is notable as one of the earliest and most popular handheld games ...
September 26, 1952. (1952-09-26) (aged 85) Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Occupation (s) Game designer, company founder. Known for. Founder of Geo S. Parker Co. and Parker Brothers. George Swinnerton Parker (December 12, 1866 – September 26, 1952) was an American game designer and businessman who founded Geo. S. Parker Co. and Parker ...
Monopoly (game) Monopoly is a multiplayer economics-themed board game. In the game, players roll two dice to move around the game board, buying and trading properties and developing them with houses and hotels. Players collect rent from their opponents and aim to drive them into bankruptcy.
Milton Bradley Company or simply Milton Bradley ( MB) was an American board game manufacturer established by Milton Bradley (1836-1911) in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1860. In 1920, it absorbed the game production of McLoughlin Brothers, formerly the largest game manufacturer in the United States. It was acquired by Hasbro in 1984, and ...
August 10, 1889. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died. August 28, 1967. (1967-08-28) (aged 78) Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S. Charles Brace Darrow (August 10, 1889 – August 28, 1967) was an American board game designer who is credited as the inventor of the board game Monopoly by Parker Brothers, the game's publisher.