<s>
Automonopoli	B-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Go	O
to	O
Jail	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
unauthorised	O
computer	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
boardgame	O
Monopoly	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
1983	B-Application
by	O
Automata	O
UK	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
other	O
two-player	O
Monopoly	B-Application
computer	O
programs	O
already	O
existed	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
advertised	O
that	O
their	O
Automonopoli	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
with	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
strong	O
enough	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
and	O
defeat	O
human	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Automonopoli	B-Application
,	O
Waddingtons	O
threatened	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
Automata	O
,	O
and	O
within	O
weeks	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Go	O
to	O
Jail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waddingtons	O
,	O
concerned	O
about	O
the	O
potential	O
impact	O
on	O
a	O
forthcoming	O
official	O
Monopoly	B-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
began	O
formal	O
court	O
proceedings	O
against	O
Automata	O
in	O
late	O
1983	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
withdrawn	O
from	O
sale	O
in	O
early	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Automonopoli	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Automata	O
UK	O
in	O
June	O
1983	B-Application
,	O
written	O
primarily	O
in	O
BASIC	O
,	O
and	O
modelled	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
Monopoly	B-Application
in	O
every	O
detail	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
Monopoly	B-Application
for	O
home	O
computers	O
were	O
already	O
in	O
circulation	O
for	O
play	O
between	O
human	O
players	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
Automonopoli	B-Application
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
advanced	O
enough	O
for	O
the	O
computer	O
to	O
play	O
against	O
human	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
copies	O
the	O
UK	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Monopoly	B-Application
board	O
game	O
in	O
every	O
significant	O
detail	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
exact	O
wording	O
of	O
the	O
property	O
names	O
and	O
"	O
chance	O
"	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sold	O
almost	O
exclusively	O
by	O
mail	O
order	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
limited	O
but	O
positive	O
reviews	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
from	O
the	O
few	O
magazines	O
which	O
then	O
covered	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Waddingtons	O
,	O
UK	O
publishers	O
of	O
the	O
Monopoly	B-Application
boardgame	O
,	O
raised	O
objections	O
to	O
the	O
Automonopoli	B-Application
title	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
risk	O
purchasers	O
would	O
confuse	O
the	O
two	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Automata	O
changed	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
to	O
Go	O
to	O
Jail	O
in	O
their	O
packaging	O
and	O
advertising	O
,	O
claiming	O
in	O
their	O
advertising	O
that	O
despite	O
being	O
identical	O
in	O
every	O
way	O
,	O
Go	O
to	O
Jail	O
was	O
unrelated	O
to	O
Automonopoli	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waddingtons	O
was	O
in	O
talks	O
with	O
Parker	O
Brothers	O
(	O
the	O
US	O
publisher	O
of	O
Monopoly	B-Application
)	O
over	O
jointly	O
developing	O
an	O
official	O
Monopoly	B-Application
computer	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
continued	O
to	O
object	O
to	O
perceived	O
infringement	O
by	O
Automata	O
;	O
Waddingtons	O
spokesman	O
Neville	O
Fishwick	O
said	O
"	O
They	O
are	O
riding	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
we	O
have	O
had	O
for	O
50	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
1983	B-Application
Waddingtons	O
began	O
court	O
proceedings	O
against	O
Automata	O
;	O
Automata	O
in	O
turn	O
launched	O
a	O
fundraising	O
campaign	O
with	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
Computer	O
Trade	O
Association	O
,	O
whose	O
secretary	O
Nigel	O
Blackhurst	O
said	O
"	O
The	O
Waddingtons	O
action	O
represents	O
a	O
major	O
threat	O
to	O
the	O
whole	O
computing	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
1984	O
Waddingtons	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
official	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Monopoly	B-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
shortly	O
by	O
Leisure	O
Genius	O
,	O
although	O
Waddingtons	O
would	O
retain	O
the	O
responsibility	O
for	O
taking	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
the	O
publishers	O
of	O
other	O
computer	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
Monopoly	B-Application
video	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
1985	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Home	O
Computing	O
Weekly	O
as	O
"	O
vastly	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
non-authorised	O
versions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
