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Premieres Monday, Feb. 20, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Discover the fascinating and unexpected history behind America's favorite board game. Part detective story and part pop culture commentary, the film explores what makes this game, a celebration of unbridled capitalism, such an enduring favorite.
"Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History" airs at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20 on New Mexico PBS, and is available to stream on the PBS Video app.
Fascinating film on PBS shows the classic game’s so-called creator Charles Darrow borrowed ideas from several other makers.
The legendary board game first went on sale in its current form on this day in 1935. But what happened to bring the famous family splitter to our tables? Roll your dice and read on...
Monopoly has been one of the best-selling board games in the United States for nearly a century now. And sure, maybe it's just a board game. But author Mary Pilon says Monopoly is much more than that.