PHOTOS: AmericaJR Visits Macomb, IL – Home of the World’s Largest Monopoly Game

Monopoly was inspired by The Landlord's Game. Photo taken in front of McDonough County Circuit Courthouse. (Jason Rzucidlo/AmericaJR)

The AmericaJR Web Team recently visited the small town of Macomb, Illinois.  That’s where Lizzie Magie invented the game of The Landlord’s Game, the precursor to Monopoly. Now, Macomb is the new home of the World’s Largest Monopoly Game called “Macombopoly.” The game is played through the use of a state-of-the-art app powered by eATLAS! as the players actually circle Macomb’s historic Downtown Courthouse Square. The Square actually looks remarkably similar the the revolutionary game board that Lizzie Magie designed in 1904. This permanent attraction, which is available to the public free of charge is open 365 days a year 24/7.

For more info about “Macombopoly” and Visit Unforgettable Forgottonia, go to:
https://www.visitforgottonia.com/macombopoly-the-worlds-largest-monopoly-game/.

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