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Most new slot machine releases are multi pay line machines
with bonus rounds, flashy new features, and second and third
screen games. It seems like the slot machine companies are in a
race to see how many pay lines they can cram into one machine.

Moneybags A nickname used to describe a 'friend' who is in possession of a lot of money, in which you only hangout with them to barrow money if you're a couple of dollars short. Mister Money Bags, I’m desperate and I’m poor / Mister Money Bags, you know I hate to ask for more / But I’m living on the street without a thing to eat / Oh, Mister Money Bags. Money Bags 2 symbols appear in a win, your prize is quadrupled. The largest win in this game is 5,000 credits, but this is only possible on a 5 pay line bet. Considering that there’s a slight progression in payouts as you bet more coins (800, 1,600, 2,500,3,500 and 5,000 credits), it’s to your advantage to play all five pay lines. Money Bags 2 symbol appears in a winning combination, your payout is doubled. Money Bags 2 symbols appear in a win, your prize is quadrupled. The largest win in this game is 5,000 credits, but this is only possible on a 5 pay line bet.

So when a new single pay line slots game is released it
almost comes as a shock. It’s even more of a shock if the game
becomes as popular as Mr. Moneybags has become in such a short
time.

We’ve always enjoyed single line slots because they’re
usually simple and they help us forget about everything else in
the world for a few minutes. All we have to do is spin the reels
and wait for the symbols to line up.

Many of the newer video slot machines are so complicated that
we have a hard time figuring out which combinations win and how
much they pay.

Based on early reports about its popularity, Mr. Moneybags
looks like it’s here to stay.

Rich Uncle Pennybags, as depicted on the cover of the first edition of the Parker Brothers game that gave the character a name

Rich Uncle Pennybags is the mascot of the game Monopoly. He is depicted as a portly old man with a moustache who wears a morning suit with a bowtie and top hat. In large parts of the world he is known, additionally or exclusively, as the Monopoly Man, or Mr. Monopoly.[1] He also appears in the related games Advance to Boardwalk, Free Parking, Don't Go to Jail, Monopoly City, Monopoly Junior, and Monopoly Deal.

The character first appeared on Chance and Community Chest cards in U.S. editions of Monopoly in 1936. The identity of the designer of the character, artist Dan Fox, was unknown until 2013, when a former Parker Brothers executive, Philip Orbanes, was contacted by one of Fox's grandchildren.[2]

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His age is presumed to be between 60 and 80 years old.

History[edit]

The unnamed character made his first appearance outside of Monopoly within the Parker Brothers' game Dig, released in 1940.[3] The character did not receive a name until 1946 when the game Rich Uncle was published by Parker Brothers. His likeness appeared on that game's box lid, game instructions, and currency.[citation needed] According to Orbanes, Rich Uncle Pennybags of the American version of the board game Monopoly is modeled after American Progressive Era businessman J. P. Morgan.[4]

A more contemporary depiction of Pennybags on the box of Monopoly

Between 1985 and 2008, the character appeared in the second 'O' in the word Monopoly as part of the game's logo. More recently, the character is depicted over the word 'Monopoly', drawn in a 3-D style, and extending his right hand. The character, however, no longer appears uniformly on every Monopoly game box.[5][6]

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In 1988, Orbanes published the first edition of his book The Monopoly Companion. In the book, all of the characters that appear on the Monopoly board or within the decks of cards received a name. Uncle Pennybags' full name was given as Milburn Pennybags, the character 'In Jail' is named 'Jake, the Jailbird', and the police officer on Go to Jail is named 'Officer Mallory'.[7]

In 1999, Rich Uncle Pennybags was renamed Mr. Monopoly. During the same year, a Monopoly Jr.CD-ROM game was released within cereal boxes as part of a General Mills promotion. This game introduced Mr. Monopoly's niece and nephew, Sandy and Andy.[citation needed]

According to the book, Monopoly: The World's Most Famous Game & How It Got That Way and The Monopoly Companion, Mr. Monopoly has a second nephew named Randy, although the Monopoly Companion mistakenly refers to Sandy as a boy. Monopoly: The World's Most Famous Game & How It Got That Way also states that Mr. Monopoly has a wife named Madge.[7][8] He is named as the sixth richest fictional character in the 2006 Forbes Fictional 15 list on its website and the ninth richest in 2011.[9]

Legacy[edit]

In 2017, a staff member[10] of the activist group Public Citizen dressed as Mr. Monopoly (with added monocle) gained Internet and media attention[11] by photobombing the CEO of Equifax during a US Senate hearing relating to that credit bureau's data security breach from earlier that same year.[12]It was an attempt to bring attention to the use of 'forced arbitration' to circumvent consumers' rights to sue financial companies in court.[13]

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While Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified before Congress on December 11, 2018, a person costumed in a white mustache and black bowler hat as the Monopoly Man was among those seated behind him.[1]

Clue: Candlestick, a mystery comic book by Dash Shaw based on the board game Clue, features Rich Uncle Pennybags in a cameo. He is referred to as 'Milburn.'[14]

References[edit]

Specific
  1. ^ abLauren Feiner (December 11, 2018). 'A person dressed up like the guy from Monopoly sat behind Google's CEO as he testified before Congress'. CNBC. Retrieved December 12, 2018. Ian Madrigal, the person who identified themselves as the Monopoly Man, said the act is a protest of the internet company's alleged inability to self-regulate when it comes to protecting consumer data.
  2. ^Association of Game and Puzzle Collectors Quarterly www.AGPC.ORG summer 2013 Vol.15 No. 2. Page 18. Meet Daniel Gidahlia Fox -- The Artist Who Created 'Mr. Monopoly' by Emily F.Clements
  3. ^Markstein, Don. 'Rich Uncle Pennybags'. Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  4. ^Turpin, Zachary. 'Interview: Phil Orbanes, Monopoly Expert (Part Two)'. Book of Odds. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  5. ^Hasbro Toy Shop page for Monopoly. The mascot character appears only on the Standard Edition set.
  6. ^USAopoly page for Monopoly. The mascot character appears on only about half of the editions shown.
  7. ^ abOrbanes, Philip (September 1999). The Monopoly Companion: The Player's Guide : The Game from A to Z, Winning Tips, Trivia. Adams Media Corporation. p. [page needed]. ISBN978-1-58062-175-5. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  8. ^Vanderkam, Laura (March 21, 2007). 'Just Visiting'. American.com. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  9. ^'The Forbes Fictional 15 - #6 Mr. Monopoly'. Forbes. 2006-11-20. Archived from the original on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  10. ^Ian Madrigal (known publicly at the time as A. Werner)
  11. ^'We Spoke To the 'Monopoly Man' Who Photobombed the Senate Equifax Hearing'. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  12. ^Chiel, Ethan (2017-10-04). 'A Chat with the Viral 'Monopoly Man' Who Trolled the Equifax Senate Hearing'. GQ. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  13. ^Romo, Vanessa (2017-10-06). 'How Monopoly Man Won the Internet'. GQ. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  14. ^Wilding, Rory. 'CLUE: Candlestick Review'. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

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General
  • Orbanes, Philip E. (2006). Monopoly: The World's Most Famous Game & How it Got that Way. Da Capo Press. ISBN0-306-81489-7.
  • Orbanes, Philip E. (2004). The Game Makers: The Story of Parker Brothers (First ed.). Harvard Business School Press. ISBN1-59139-269-1.
  • Orbanes, Philip (1988). The Monopoly Companion (First ed.). Bob Adams, Inc. ISBN1-55850-950-X.

External links[edit]

  • Mr. Monopoly at the Wayback Machine (archived April 4, 2012)
  • Dig at BoardGameGeek
  • Rich Uncle at BoardGameGeek
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