Ralph Anspach
Ralph Anspach (1926-2022) is an American game designer and author who is a retired economics professor and soldier. As an economics professor he taught at San Francisco State University. As a soldier he fought with the Machal in 1948 in support of Israeli independence. However, he is best known for creating the board game Anti-Monopoly. He even wrote a book about his copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit…
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with Parker Brothers entitled The Billion Dollar Monopoly Swindle. After a decade of lawsuits, finally he won thanks to the Supreme Court in 1986. Ralph Anspach rediscovered the real origin of Monopoly: The landlord's game, and her designer: Lizzie Magie. He was called the Monopoly Detective.
Biography and credits from BoardGameGeek.
Designed 4 games
| Anti-Monopoly: Luxus-Edition | 1988 | 0 | |
| Anti-Monopoly III: Washington-Moskau | 1987 | 0 |