Anti-Monopoly is a board game made by San Francisco State University Professor Ralph Anspach, in response to Monopoly. The game was originally to be produced in 1973 as Bust the Trust but the title was changed to Anti-Monopoly. In the original 1973 version the board is "monopolized" at the beginning of the game, and players compete to return the state of the board to a free market system. The game has seen multiple printings and revisions since 1973. A 1984 version appeared as Anti-Monopoly II.

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  • Anti-Monopoly is a board game made by San Francisco State University Professor Ralph Anspach, in response to Monopoly. The game was originally to be produced in 1973 as Bust the Trust but the title was changed to Anti-Monopoly. In the original 1973 version the board is "monopolized" at the beginning of the game, and players compete to return the state of the board to a free market system. The game has seen multiple printings and revisions since 1973. A 1984 version appeared as Anti-Monopoly II. In the 2005 version individual players choose at the beginning of the game to play either by monopolistic or competitive rules. Anspach's game was subject to challenges in the courts. In 1982, after nine years of legal battles, Anspach won a trademark lawsuit in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The lawsuit had been brought over the use of the word "Monopoly" in the game's title. A later act of Congress allowed Kenner's Parker Brothers division to re-register the MONOPOLY trademark; both companies were subsequently acquired by Hasbro in 1991, which owns the trademark and rights to the game today. Anspach uses the Anti-Monopoly name under a license from Hasbro (as is stated in his website's legal disclaimers); he assigned the trademark to Parker Brothers at the conclusion of the Anti-Monopoly case and its appeals. The game is currently in print, and is produced and distributed worldwide by University Games.
  • Anti-Monopoly ist ein Brettspiel für 2 bis 6 Personen, das von dem US-amerikanischen Professor Ralph Anspach entwickelt wurde. Das Spiel erschien erstmals 1973. Der Name des Spiels war der Grund für einen zehn Jahre langen Rechtsstreit um die Markenrechte an dem Namen Monopoly, den Anspach vor dem Supreme Court 1982 gewann. Zwischen 1976 und 1982 wurde das Spiel daher als Anti verkauft. In Deutschland erschien das Spiel bei ASS. 1977 erschien das Spiel Choice von Anspach in Deutschland als Anti-Monopoly II. Ab 1986/87 wurde Anti-Monopoly II in Anti-Monopoly umbenannt und der Vertrieb des ursprünglichen Anti-Monopoly eingestellt. 1987 erschien das Spiel Star Peace von Anspach in Deutschland als Anti-Monopoly III.
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  • Anti-Monopoly is a board game made by San Francisco State University Professor Ralph Anspach, in response to Monopoly. The game was originally to be produced in 1973 as Bust the Trust but the title was changed to Anti-Monopoly. In the original 1973 version the board is "monopolized" at the beginning of the game, and players compete to return the state of the board to a free market system. The game has seen multiple printings and revisions since 1973. A 1984 version appeared as Anti-Monopoly II.
  • Anti-Monopoly ist ein Brettspiel für 2 bis 6 Personen, das von dem US-amerikanischen Professor Ralph Anspach entwickelt wurde. Das Spiel erschien erstmals 1973. Der Name des Spiels war der Grund für einen zehn Jahre langen Rechtsstreit um die Markenrechte an dem Namen Monopoly, den Anspach vor dem Supreme Court 1982 gewann. Zwischen 1976 und 1982 wurde das Spiel daher als Anti verkauft. In Deutschland erschien das Spiel bei ASS.
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