He sold the game to Parker Brothers, not only saving him and the company from financial ruin, but becoming wealthy-a Cinderella story made of cardboard and real-life Monopoly money. Often tucked into the game’s box, the tale revolved around Charles Darrow, an unemployed man in Philadelphia who dreamed up the game in the 1930s. For generations, the story of Monopoly’s Depression-era origin story delighted fans.
