Okay, guys. So, I thought I'd do a quick

little video showing what comes in this

Great Depression era uh version of

Monopoly. And so, this is the oldest

version of Monopoly that I own. Um

originally was my uh I think great aunts

who um gave it to my dad who then gave

it to me. Unfortunately, my dad passed

away. So, I don't actually know

specifically who he got it from or the

exact year that it uh came from. try to

make sure this glare doesn't get on

here, but uh what I do know from

checking online, and I'll I'll show it

here in the the video, but it it looks

like given the double patent on it, and

then the uh Salem, Massachusetts, New

York, and London uh trademark down there

that it originally um came from like

1937

to 1940.

So, like late 30s. Um, and it's a little

worn around the edges, but that's

because it's uh been through a lot. But

yeah, that being said, I do love the

fact that we have the hat as the uh

premier piece. I've always thought I've

always thought the hat was best. And in

my videos, I love putting the the hat as

kind of being player one and then uh

making the dog as player two, which it's

actually kind of crazy is there's uh

there's no dog in here. I I I like the

dog. And um you can't really see it

here. We'll we'll bring out the pieces

here in a second, but um underneath that

is a cannon. Like it looks like it came

out of uh the game of risk. So anyways,

uh let's go ahead and open it up.

Inside of it, we have like a it's almost

like a a little like sales sheet

um that kind of shows different things

you can buy. Um actually the craziest

thing about this is if you look at it,

the very first thing for sale is the

board. And the reason the board is for

sale is because there's no board in this

box. This box is not very big. Um, so I

have a couple other Monopoly games out

here, but you can see like a a

modern-day version of Monopoly, the size

of the box versus the size of this. So,

this thing is tiny, and you had to buy

the board separately. Now,

unfortunately, over the years, the board

that I have, uh, it must have gotten

swapped cuz this is actually not the

original board. Um, it's probably

sitting in someone's closet somewhere

just uh, you know, sitting and

collecting dust. Um, it is an older

board. I mean, it still has the purple

uh, Baltic and Mediterranean and then

also that you pay 10% uh, income tax,

but this board, I think it comes from

like a like an 80s or '90s version of of

the game. But the the board and this is

what it's supposed to look like. And

this board here, it's part of this game

that I don't even remember where it came

uh came from. I think it's somebody just

gave it to me for for Christmas one

year. But uh it's really cool cuz it's

kind of got the old uh game and then

like an old game of Clue, like a really

old game of Clue. But this thing isn't

that old. This is, you know, just a few

years old. But they they took the

original Monopoly stuff and and decided

to roll with it. So anyways, back to the

box. Got to keep this guy open. So, uh,

first thing is just all these different

things you can can purchase from from,

uh, Parker Brothers. It's long before

Hasbro. Um, and then we got the the

rules, which basically the same.

Trying to do this onehanded here. uh

basically the same rules that you have

today. Um there's a couple really minor

differences. Uh the biggest one I can

find it. We've got uh like bankruptcy

type stuff where if you end up um

there's a few bankruptcy stuff where if

you end up uh bankrupting to another

player, you actually need to sell off

all your stuff first. and newer games

have kind of made it more like a just

throw what you have. Give them give them

what you have. But anyways, so let's get

into to the box here. First thing here,

I'm actually going to look at the dice.

We're going to get to the pieces in a

moment. Um, but the dice in this game,

um, they are absolutely tiny. Let's see.

Let me see if I can find some dice in

one of these other games. Actually, I

know for sure the dice are not sitting

in in this version. So,

one thing I do is I I actually pull out

all of the uh pieces and take pictures

of them and then put them into

All right, we're just going to pause

this and cut it when we have some dice.

Okay, so I had to find some uh normal

version of dice here. So, if you look at

the dice, they are just a they're

absolutely tiny. Like, it's, you know,

these are just the smallest dice I've

ever seen in a game, but it's kind of

cool. You know, they're they're really

old. So,

next here are the houses and hotels, and

they're made out of wood,

which

you look at them. And I mean, um, you

know, it's kind of cool seeing what they

had back in the day.

where the house is.

Now, let's get into the pieces here.

So,

got the hat. It's definitely seen better

days.

The thimble, which is one of my

favorites. I love putting the thimble in

in videos. Uh the battleship.

Battleship is a a cool one. Uh, we've

got the boot.

The boot's kind of a staple piece. Uh,

the iron, which has been gone for a long

time.

Doesn't even have a flat bottom.

Bring out the cannon.

The cannon's pretty cool. Like,

I don't know. I I feel like that one's

one that that maybe I think they bring

it back in in some versions. Uh and then

holy hell, look at

look at this car. It's all like

it's bent out of shape. Um I mean it's

almost 100 years old. It's 90 or so 85

90 years old. So uh it's to be expected,

right? Okay. Uh the money from this

game,

it's kind of interesting. You got uh

like orange, red hundreds in it. And you

know, the colors of the the money is a

little bit different. But then also,

it's kind of interesting.

See if we can get to the bottom of this

box here. It's definitely seen a lot of

days. Uh there aren't very many. What

was this? There's not very many $500

bills. So, this is like the entire 500s

for the entire game. It's like they knew

that that you wouldn't need that many

$500 bills, but I mean, you know, you've

got all these. This is including the the

hundreds here. So, it's just like Yeah,

it's kind of kind of cool.

So, the the ones they probably were

white back in the day, but they probably

just tarnished over time. You got your

pink fives,

a yellow 10,

and I think they've brought that back,

haven't they, in in newer versions.

Let's see. I I have this out because I

uh took a picture of it earlier for for

an upcoming video. I needed to to show

the bank. But yeah, so 10 are are blue

now.

So,

we've got our yellow tens 20s look the

same. And then our 50s. What What even

is this color?

I don't even know what color this is.

It's kind of like a faded white gray

looking something. I don't know. I mean,

this is old. It's It's definitely seen

seen a lot of days. But, uh anyway, so

that's the money there. One of the my

one of my favorite things about this is

the cards. And so these old cards I

think are awesome. Like the first one,

bank pays you dividend of $50. He's just

smoking a big fat cigar. Like I think

that's awesome. I I think it's cool.

Going back to to look at the old uh

chance cards. Um

would actually be interesting. Uh give

me a second. I'm going to uh do them

side by side with a a new version. Okay,

I've got these all sorted up now and

we're going to do Chance and then

community chest. So, going through the

chance cards. First one here, we have

bank pays you dividend of $50. Um which

this is the first one I had on on the

other side. So, uh I I think it's uh

cool that the guy has a big fat cigar

and just smoking it. Get your dividend.

Um, I'll do the old one first here. So,

Advance to St. Charles Place pulling

along a little kid. Oops.

And then here, it's just it's just him.

Who's he pulling? I don't know. He's not

pulling anyone. Uh, then we've got our

get out of jail free card.

And I don't know. They the the new one

is just kind of

boring down. I I feel.

Then we've got go to jail.

Pulling him all the way there. Here he's

already in jail.

Then we've got the advance to nearest

utility. He's just picking up a

battleship cuz why not?

Here it's the same picture as the yellow

one. You know, it's he's just running.

Um advanced to to Illinois Avenue. He's

kind of like a a hobo just uh making his

way along. He's got his little sack in

the the back there. Again, he's smoking

a big cigar. Uh the new one, it's just

again he's it's just the same picture of

uh go to Illinois. Um they do add the uh

if you pass go, which is kind of kind of

interesting, but I don't know. I when

when I put these in videos and I mean

this one in particular I believe made it

into um a video. I'll put it on the side

here if uh if I can find it. But uh

yeah, I do actually take pictures of the

this actual Monopoly set and then um

touch it up in Photoshop and then put it

into videos. So uh I have fun with these

old old uh cards here. Uh you've been

elected chairman of the board. Extra

extra here. Yeah, it's not good. Then

we've got our advanced and nearest

railroad. This one's kind of simple.

Uh there's actually two of them in

there.

And then

the general repairs.

What is he doing here? He looks like a

pug.

Uh, let's see. Advance to go. Advance to

they they they're using the same thing

over and over again. You know, there

used to be a lot more uh character to

this game. All right. Take a ride on the

Reading Railroad, which it's Reading

Railroad, not Reading. Although uh if

you say Reading, uh who cares? Uh same

pick for that. Then we've got Advance to

Boardwalk, which I love this little

baby. Like what even is going on there?

I can't I don't even know what that that

is. He's carrying a dog, which uh I

guess they decided to make him the token

later. Uh it's just whatever. Um I love

using this here. Just what in the world?

Uh let's see. Go back three spaces.

Getting yanked back.

It's the same picture. I'm just running

backwards. Uh, your building and loan

matures, collect 150, collect 150, and

then uh pay poor tax, which is now a

speeding fine, which what's speeding

fine is $15. I'm not going to get that.

But uh yeah, they got rid of poor tax.

Well, anyways,

Chance is nothing like Community Chest.

So, Community Chest is just all over the

place. So, I love going back and seeing

the original community chest. So, uh

you've won second play or second prize

in a beauty contest. I love this in a a

game night where it's just like, "All

right, I'm second best, but you're

third." Um,

this one turned into you volunteer at a

blood drive. There are free cookies. So,

uh Okay.

advance to go

a big boot. This one comes with a story.

Just when you think you can't go another

step, you finish that foot race and

raise money for your local hospital.

What? That's a lot of backstory for

going to go uh your assessed repairs.

Uh let's see.

You should have volunteered.

So,

let's see. Go to jail.

Blasting late night music. Even go to

jail has like a an additional piece to

it. It's kind of weird. Uh, let's see.

Receive for services. Look at him. I was

like, damn it.

It's kind of a a grouchy, stern guy. Uh,

you organize a bake sale. Okay. Well,

that's something. Uh doctor's fee, $50.

I'll take a $50 doctor's fee. Uh turned

into you buy a few bags of cookies. It's

cookies again. Didn't we just do bags?

It's all about cookies apparently. Um

$50 for cookies. Get out of jail free.

That That was always an awesome one.

It's coming out of a little bird bird

cage. Uh this I mean it's just Okay.

income tax refund

to uh you help your neighbor bring in

her groceries. She makes you lunch to

say thanks. Okay. $20 for lunch for

bringing in groceries. Like come on. Uh

pay the hospital.

He's got twins.

It's like double the uh boardwalk

babies. Um, you go to the local school's

car wash fundraiser.

Forget to close your windows. Pay $100.

Okay, that doesn't make sense. Bank air

in your favor. Now, that was the best

one. We get that. It's like, hell yeah.

Here. You help your neighbors clean up

their yards after a big storm. Like,

again, what do you I don't even know

what that's supposed to mean. Like, are

they giving you money for helping them?

Insurance. Uh, collect $50 from every

player. Grand Opera opening. So

now it's collect 10 from every player.

Uh you organize a block party. Um

interesting. Okay. Uh I feel like there

was another one that was in between

this. I don't remember what it was uh

back in the day, but anyways, from sales

stock, you get 45.

Uh, that's probably liquidating after

the Great Depression. Then it turns into

50, which is a little cleaner of a

number. Uh, you organize a group to

clean up your town's walking path.

You're collecting money. Okay. Uh, pay

school tax,

turns into your fuzzy friends at the

animal shelter will be thankful for your

donation. Um, I mean, at least like

Chance kind of keeps them the same, but

Community Chest definitely changes them

up quite a bit. Uh, let's see. Life

insurance matures, collect $100. And

then we've got, uh, you spend the day

playing games with kids at a local

children's hospital. Collect $100. Okay.

Uh, XM Fund matures, which it's close to

Christmas when I'm recording this. So,

merry Christmas. And over here we've got

uh you set aside time every week to hang

out with your elderly neighbor. You've

heard some amazing stories. Like is the

neighbor paying you $100 to listen to

stories? Like that one that one feels

like that should be like the the free

lunch or whatever. But all right, you

inherit $100

and then we've got uh you help build a

new school playground. Then you get to

test this glare out of here. uh get to

test the slide. So anyways,

uh yeah, they actually changed them up

quite a bit. I love these old version

ones. Um I'll literally just take a

picture of them like this. Boom. And

then uh upload it onto the video. But um

anyways, so last little bit here. We've

got our properties, and the properties

are all going to be about the same. Uh,

this is just a piece of cardboard over

here.

So, our properties,

I didn't put them into order before

doing this.

Okay, they were randomly shuffled into

the box, so I put them all in order for

you. So, first we've got Mediterranean

Avenue. Um, I do like the old purple.

Um, it's been brown for quite a while

now, but I I do like going back and

seeing the old uh purple color for that.

Um, we've got the light blues here.

Then we've got the pinks, which I think

that the pinks and the purples

probably were just too similar in color

and people weren't

being able to tell them apart,

which now I mean the the pinks kind of

get called purples a lot, which I mean

it's the most purple looking um

properties now. We've got our oranges

on the back of them. This kind of looks

cool. mortgaged for 100. It It's

definitely a lot different than like

what you would see from a a new version

of it where it's kind of all reded out.

So,

reds,

our yellows, which that definitely looks

dated. It's kind of interesting going

back to to see that. Uh, we've got our

greens.

We've got board block, which I love the

the white text on it. Um, they actually

have the white text for

uh the purples as well. The newer

versions don't have white text, but I

loved the white text on this. I thought

it looked so good that actually when I

made my uh cards for for my videos, I

actually made made sure that Boardwalk

and Parkplace uh still had white text.

So, the newer versions, let me find them

in here. The newer versions of this

shouldn't have kept them shuffled. So,

like the newer version of this has a a

black background, and I'm like, you

know, that that just doesn't look as

good as as what we've got in the old

ones. So, in in the newer versions, I

actually use a or in in my videos, I

actually use a a white text on it, and I

I think it looks great, and I I would

love if Monopoly bring that back. Uh

let's see here. So, we've got our

railroads.

They're definitely a lot uh planer

looking.

And then finally, our utilities.

Same stuff.

And that. So anyways, uh that's what a

nearly Let's get these uh newer newer

cards out of the way. This is what a

nearly 100year-old

or 90year-old version of Monopoly looks

like. And it's awesome. I actually

bought this version a few years ago,

uh, which is meant to, uh, to look like

it. It's called a a nostalgia version.

Okay. Get this off here. Here. Um, so

it's similar. You got the same rule

book. And then, uh, you can see I

haven't really play this version of it

very much, so a lot of it's still in

plastic. Um, but you do have the old old

version of of these, which I think is

really cool. Um, the old boardwalk. It's

brand new. I mean, I I'm wondering if if

they kind of tried to make it a little

bit fuzzy and worn looking on purpose,

cuz it does look a little bit uh worn,

but uh the one thing they did not get

right is the dice, cuz these are are

huge in comparison. I mean, look at

that. like it's like twice the size. Um,

and then I actually really haven't

looked at this too much, although

Boardwalk with the white. Love it. White

text. Um,

little Parker Brothers stuff,

different games, and then

they actually have like a a silica gel

for the wood. I wonder if that would

would start deteriorating at all. So,

let's go ahead and open these pieces

here

and let's see how how right did they get

it. Um, they have a dog, which

there's no dog. We just saw it. Um, but

we've got our hat.

Oh, they got the uh old old guy on the

horse. I like this piece. This is cool.

Cool piece. Um, they don't have the

cannon. So, we got our car, our boot,

our battleship, the thimble, iron, and

then the dog. So, it's kind of

interesting. So, they basically

uh in this old version,

we've got our we got rid of the cannon

and then

they uh added two pieces. And I'm not

sure when the the dog and the the Mounty

actually started, but uh if anybody

knows, write in the comments. That would

be awesome to to know that. I I think

they're both awesome pieces. Um,

in fact, actually, this this lineup of

pieces would be great. Add the cannon in

and just keep it. I mean, there's all

kinds of crazy stuff now. I mean, you

got like like a cat and a penguin. I I I

don't know, a duck.

Anyways, write your uh opinions on the

uh pieces in the comments cuz uh would

love to get get thoughts on that. But

anyways, thought I'd uh give you guys a

little

showing of what comes in the um not

quite original version of Monopoly, but

a uh a very old version. And uh hope you

guys enjoyed