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The Valley Advocate: News - Monopoly's Not for Losers

The Valley Advocate: News - Monopoly's Not for Losers.

Monopoly's Not for Losers

The designers of Co-opoly, a new, locally published board game, hope to prove the point the original, long-forgotten creator of America's favorite game never did.

Posted on February 07, 2012 at 04:56 PM in Monopoly and The Landlord's Game | Permalink

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