Most of us as children assumed that when we played checkers it was a new fangled game, but this simply is not true!  The history of checker goes back much further than us, our parents, or even our grandparents!  In fact, archeological digs have proven that checkers has been played since around the time of 1400 BC.  The game is thought to have been derived from games known as Alquerque or Quirkat. 

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Like any game history, Monopolyâ has a colorful one!  Most board games start out with a simple idea, and this is the same for Monopolyâ.  The board game history started in 1904 when Elizabeth Magie received a patent for the game.  Ms Magie developed the game to show others the economic ideas of Henry George.

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Chess originated in India as a simulation of battle, and quickly spread and became a popular pastime.  The history of chess is formed of much legend and uncertainty.  One such story is that the game originated in a feud between two warring brothers.  However, what is known is that a precursor of the modern game was being played in India in the seventh century AD, albeit with different pieces and rules.

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