Author: Kevin Givens

1904. That’s the year the game that became Monopoly was patented, 31 years before Parker Brothers sold a single box, and not by the man on the box. More than a decade ago, Book of Odds interviewed Philip Orbanes, the leading historian of the game. Orbanes spent years as Senior Vice President for Research and…

On two fair dice, how often does a roll come up doubles, the roll that frees a Monopoly player from Jail: 1 in 6, 1 in 12 or 1 in 36? Exactly 1 in 6. Two fair dice have 36 equally likely outcomes and 6 of them are doubles, so the cell door opens on…