Wheaton College Monopoli was created in 1972 by the Kodon and Tower
editors, Tim Newman and XXXX. These two senior roommates who controlled most of the college
printing power decided to collaborate their creative energies and
produce a parody of the original Monopoly board game. In lieu of the
customary literary magazine, a Monopoli game was produced for every
student on campus. Although board games in general were never banned at
Wheaton, President Armerding instructed that all copies of this game be
destroyed due to threat of legal action from Parker Brothers. Parker
Brothers has fought hard to retain the rights and trademark to Monopoly
and has seen their efforts come to nought and be reversed several
times, ultimately lobbying for a change to U.S. Trademark Laws to
retain control of the brand. In 1989 this copy of the game
surfaced from Henry Nelson as he was preparing to retire from Student Development. |