I wanted to read up on that, because I've never heard it before. And apparently her original patent for landlords game ran out in 1921, and her second patent mostly covered the single tax theory playstyle, which didn't get incorporated into monopoly, because the new patent couldn't include things from the old one.

So while they definitely took her game, and mutilated the concept to promote the thing it was advocating against, they didn't necessarily steal it and abuse the fact that she couldn't afford to fight back (At least from what I've seen, please correct me if I'm wrong)

Then, capitalists saw it, stole the idea, and the original inventor didn't have sufficient money to fight for her exclusive rights,

And this is why IP law only protects the rich. They're the only people who can afford to sue for it.

Problem was that the second part of the game was terrible at being a game whereas the part we know now as Monopoly was, compared to its contemporary board games, quite good.

It's so sad that Monopoly of all games became the number one household boardgame.

In my opinion Catan should be the game every family owns. The trading and negotiation aspect of Catan and the balance of the game itself makes you feel like you are always in control of your own situation. You have never truly lost until the game is over. In Monopoly you will see pretty early who will win and who will lose.

That's because it was originally designed to convince people that it was an awful game system. Literally. The point is that it's unfair and you should hate it.

In its pure form, the game it was shamelessly stolen from had a second play style, called "prosperity", which had slightly different ownership and rent rules, and was played cooperatively.

If only real financial inequality made us that upset…

You guys should try the game "diplomacy" then.

Also why fines should always be based on income. A static, $100€ speeding ticket can only keep the poorest in order