It was originally unveiled in 1935 and has sold over 200 million copies in 26 different languages.
More money is at stake in the new economy, too.
While unrelated, and perhaps not intentional, I think the object of credit card companies in real life is to bankrupt families. The problem is that the process is not a game. Take for example what this author's household received in yesterday's mail. This piece, however, came in an envelope that we have become very familiar with as our family gets from 5 to 10 of these come-ons per week from different credit card companies. These two company's must not be aware of our family values.