Monopoly Game, 12 x 9, oil painting on cradled board National Play Monopoly Day is celebrated every year on November 19. Known as one of the most popular board games in the world, the game that was originally based on a board game designed by Elizabeth Magie in 1902, Monopoly has been played by an estimated more than 5 million people since 1935. http://khendersonart.blogspot.com/2013/11/national-play-monopoly-day.html