Last but not least，I'd like to thank all the catering staffs.(but)

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　　According to game maker Hasbro，approximately 750 million people have played the well­known game Monopoly(大富翁)since it was invented in the 1930s.Charles Darrow is typically credited as the inventor of the world's most famous board game.However，he likely originated his version of Monopoly from one of several other games similarly involving house buying and selling that were already in existence before the 1930s when he got his patent (专利)for the game.

　　A probable reason that Darrow's Monopoly became the hugely successful game that still exists today is that he took a great approach to producing it.Other similar games existed，but they had no board or regulation pieces.With the help of his wife and son，who decorated the sets with details，Darrow personally created the pieces and boards that became the first Monopoly game sets.His extra work in creating the entire environment that players needed gave his game something extra that other variations did not have.

　　 Darrow had success in selling his games in various parts of the country.Several Philly area stores were the first to carry his game and sell it in large quantities.However，Darrow had difficulty selling his game to the major game producer of the time，Parker Brothers.He was told that his game was too complex and had fundamental errors in its design that would limit its appeal.Eventually，the continued sales he managed on his own forced Parker Brothers to reassess the worth of his game.In the end，the company agreed to produce the game and shortly afterwards it became the best­selling game in the country.

That success turned Charles Darrow into a millionaire，which is the heavy irony．Darrow initially began work on Monopoly to help support himself and his family following the financial troubles tied to the stock market crash of 1929.Thus，Charles Darrow became a millionaire by producing a game that allows"regular"people to feel