Brands We Know: Parker Brothers

Brands We Know: Parker Brothers book cover — Table of Contents What Is Parker Brothers 4 A Game Inventor 6 The Hits Keep Coming 10 Changes And Growth 14 More Places To Play 18 Parker Brothers Timeline 20 Glossary 22 To Learn More 23 Index 24

Brands We Know: Parker Brothers — page 1 — It is family game night Board games line the shelves Parker Brothers is a toy and game brand owned by of a cabinet Favorites include Monopoly Clue and Trivial Pursuit These games all have something in common Each was once a Parker Brothers game Which game will the family choose Tonight they agree on Clue Next time another game will come out of the cabinet Hasbro Inc Hasbro is one of the largest toy companies on Earth Company headquarters is in Pawtucket Rhode Island Between 1883 and 1991 Parker Brothers made more than 1,800 games They included Sorry Pit and Rook These games are still played by people all over the world Monopoly Clue and Trivial Pursuit are among the top-selling board games of all time Classic Detective Game 1980s-2000s Clue tagline 4 Clue What Is Parker Brothers

Brands We Know: Parker Brothers — page 2 — By the Numbers more than more than 300 versions of Monopoly made 55 million Rook decks sold since 1906 Clue sold in more than 40 countries more than 50 different Trivial Pursuit editions 10 rooms in original Clue game mansion Google headquarters around 1 billion Monopoly players over time 20,580 of Monopoly money in every game sold Hasbro headquarters in Pawtucket Rhode Island 5

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