The One Ring was forged by the Dark Lord Sauron during the Second Age to gain dominion over the free peoples of Middle-earth. In disguise as Annatar, or Lord of Gifts, he aided the Elven smiths of Eregion and their leader Celebrimbor in the making of the Rings of Power.
The secret history of Monopoly: the capitalist board gameâs leftwing origins. In 1903, a leftwing feminist called Lizzy Magie patented the board game that we now know as Monopoly â but she never gets the credit. Lizzy Magie, inventor of the Landlordâs Game, which we now know as Monopoly, in 1936. The secret history of Monopoly: the capitalist board gameâs leftwing origins. In 1903, a leftwing feminist called Lizzy Magie patented the board game that we now know as Monopoly â but she never gets the credit. Now a new book aims to put that right.  Photograph: Anspach Archives.
In 1936, Parker Brothers acquired the rights to Monopoly and released a new editionâ¦ of the game in 1937 with eight die-cast game pieces (three of which were retired in the early 1950s and replaced by new designs). The battleship and howitzer/canon were re-purposed from a failed Parker Brothers game, Conflict, in 1940. 1937 IronRace carTop hatShoeThimbleLantern (retired early 1950s)Purse (retired early 1950s)Rocking horse(retired early 1950s) 1940 BattleshipHowitzer/canon.