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Ralph Anspach (15 March 1926 – March 2022) was a German-born American economics professor and games creator from
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. Anspach was a graduate of the
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and fought with the Mahal in 1948 in support of the independence of Israel. He is best known for creating the game ''
Anti-Monopoly ''Anti-Monopoly'' is a board game made by San Francisco State University Professor Ralph Anspach in response to ''Monopoly''. The idea of an anti-monopoly board game dates to 1903 and the original Monopoly created by Lizzie Magie. Background ...
'' and the legal battles that followed.


Life

Ralph Anspach was born on 15 March 1926 in Danzig, Germany, where he grew up and belonged to several Zionist youth groups. In 1938, he escaped Germany for the US. Anspach enlisted in the US Army, serving from 1945 to 1946 in an artillery observation unit based in the Philippines. While attending the
University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...
, he heard about concentration camp survivors' problem of being shuttled about and not being allowed into Palestine. Thus, he volunteered, under the cover of being an agricultural laborer, to fight in 1948 Arab–Israeli War on Israel's side as a part of the Mahal, the foreign volunteers. Anspach served in an anti-tank unit. Anspach created the game ''
Anti-Monopoly ''Anti-Monopoly'' is a board game made by San Francisco State University Professor Ralph Anspach in response to ''Monopoly''. The idea of an anti-monopoly board game dates to 1903 and the original Monopoly created by Lizzie Magie. Background ...
'', which resulted in a 1974 trademark infringement lawsuit brought by Parker Brothers. While researching the case, he uncovered the patents of Lizzie Magie for her '' Landlord's Game'', a precursor to Monopoly. In 1979, the parties reached a settlement allowing Anspach to continue marketing ''Anti-Monopoly.'' In a 1983 US Supreme Court case, Anspach won the "Anti-Monopoly" and the suffix "-opoly" trademark rights from Parker Brothers. He then wrote ''The Billion Dollar Monopoly Swindle'', a book about the true history of Monopoly and his legal fight over the game. Anspach died in March 2022, at the age of 96.


Works

* Games **''
Anti-Monopoly ''Anti-Monopoly'' is a board game made by San Francisco State University Professor Ralph Anspach in response to ''Monopoly''. The idea of an anti-monopoly board game dates to 1903 and the original Monopoly created by Lizzie Magie. Background ...
'' **''Original-opoly'' *Books **''The Billion Dollar Monopoly Swindle''


See also

* History of the board game ''Monopoly''


References


External links

* (PDF) * * Discover Games {{DEFAULTSORT:Anspach, Ralph 1926 births 2022 deaths American economists Monopoly (game) University of Chicago alumni Danzig emigrants to the United States People from the Free City of Danzig