Monopol
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This monolinear condensed typeface is based on strictly geometric principles. The weight range extends from the thinnest possible hairline styles all the way to black, pushed to the very limit of darkness, where, conversely, the light spaces within the glyphs are formed with the same thickness as the stem at the other end of the spectrum. The updated version of the Monopol typeface adds alternate glyphs, missing weights, and variable format.
- Number of fonts in a family: 18
- Release date: 2010
- Current version: 1.000
- Available formats: OTF, TTF, WOFF, WOFF2
- Variable file: Available upon request with the purchase of the complete type family.
- Design: Tomáš Brousil
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Styles
Thin
Thin Italic
ExtraLight
ExtraLight Italic
Light
Light Italic
Regular
Italic
Medium
Medium Italic
SemiBold
SemiBold Italic
Bold
Bold Italic
ExtraBold
ExtraBold Italic
Black
Black Italic
Specimen
Monopol Thin
from 39 EUR
Stratospheric
Monopol Thin Italic
from 39 EUR
Weatherology
Monopol ExtraLight
from 39 EUR
Cosmopolitic
Monopol ExtraLight Italic
from 39 EUR
Zoomagnetic
Monopol Light
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Fatalistically
Monopol Light Italic
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Antibacterial
Monopol Regular
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Musculation
Monopol Italic
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Industrialize
Monopol Medium
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Discontinue
Monopol Medium Italic
from 39 EUR
Brightsmith
Monopol SemiBold
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Appellation
Monopol SemiBold Italic
from 39 EUR
Westernize
Monopol Bold
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Oceanside
Monopol Bold Italic
from 39 EUR
Microlevel
Monopol ExtraBold
from 39 EUR
Simulation
Monopol ExtraBold Italic
from 39 EUR
Unquested
Monopol Black
from 39 EUR
Bibliopolar
Monopol Black Italic
from 39 EUR
Commoner
Monopol Medium
from 39 EUR
The origins of Monopoly can be traced to 1903, when the American anti-monopolist Lizzie Magie created a board game called The Landlord’s Game. She designed it as an educational activity intended to explain the single-tax ideas proposed by Henry George in Progress and Poverty, a work criticizing land monopolies, unequal wealth distribution, and broader economic inequality within modern industrial society.
Monopol Medium Italic
from 39 EUR
Magie also introduced several features that later became closely associated with Monopoly, including a square playing path with corner spaces and a designated starting position. Players repeatedly moved around the board while buying property and collecting money, mechanics intended not only to entertain participants but also to encourage reflection on ownership, competition, taxation, and economic inequality in society.
Monopol Medium
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Magie developed two alternative sets of rules. One version reflected anti-monopolist ideas, rewarding all players when wealth was generated, while the other version focused on monopolistic competition, encouraging players to dominate opponents by acquiring control over property. Between 1906 and the 1930s, numerous variations of the game appeared, maintaining the central concept of purchasing land, developing property, and charging rent. Later versions introduced cardboard houses and higher rental values as properties were improved. Magie patented a revised version of the game in 1923. According to an advertisement in The Christian Science Monitor, Charles Todd of Philadelphia recalled that in 1932 his friend Esther Jones and her husband Charles Darrow visited for dinner. After the meal, the Todds introduced Darrow to The Landlord’s Game, which they played several times. Darrow had not encountered the game previously and requested written rules. He later adapted the concept and began distributing his own version under the title Monopoly. His modifications included adding symbols representing electricity and water utilities as well as railway stations. Darrow produced early boards using oilcloth decorated by an artist. One of these boards is now preserved in the collection of The Strong National Museum of Play, where it was acquired at a Sotheby’s auction in 2010. Parker Brothers later acquired the rights to the game from Charles Darrow. After discovering that Darrow was not the original creator of the concept, the company also purchased the patent held by Lizzie Magie for a payment of 500 dollars, thereby securing legal control over the earlier version of the game. These developments contributed significantly to Monopoly becoming one of the most commercially successful board games worldwide.
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