Japanese-language version of the modern edition of The Game of Life Bill Markham Publisher(s) and Players 2 to 4 or 6 Setup time 10 minutes (approx.) Playing time 1 hour (approx.) Random chance High (spinning a wheel, card-drawing, luck) Skill(s) required, reading The Game of Life, also known simply as Life, is a originally created in 1860 by, as The Checkered Game of Life. The Game of Life was America's first popular. The game simulates a person's travels through his or her life, from to, with jobs,, and possible children along the way. Two to four or six players can participate in one game.

Variations of the game accommodate up to ten players. The modern version was originally published 100 years later, in 1960. It was created and co-designed by toy and game designer and was 'heartily endorsed'.

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It is now part of the permanent collection of the 's and an inductee into the. The Checkered Game of Life board The game was originally created in 1860 by as The Checkered Game of Life, and was the first game created by Bradley, a successful. (His most important product to that point had been a portrait of with a clean-shaven face, which did not do well once Lincoln grew his famous beard.) The game sold 45,000 copies by the end of its first year.

Like many 19th-century games, such as by in 1843, it had a strong message. The game board resembled a modified. The object was to land on 'good' spaces and collect 100 points. A player could gain 50 points by reaching 'Happy Old Age' in the upper-right corner, opposite 'Infancy' where one began. Instead of – which were associated with gambling – players used a six-sided top called a.

Modern game [ ] In 1960 the modern version, The Game of Life, was introduced. A collaboration between and Bill Markham, it consists of a track which passes along, over, and through small, buildings, and other features. A player travels along the track in a small plastic automobile, according to the spins of a small wheel on the board with spaces numbered 1 through 10. Each car has six holes into which pegs are added as the player 'gets married' and 'acquires children'.

Some 'early modern' editions have eight cars. There is also a bank which includes money in $5,000, $10,000, $20,000, $50,000, and $100,000 bills; automobile, life, fire, and/or homeowners' policies (depending on the version); $20,000 and certificates. Other tangibles vary between versions of the game. $500 bills were dropped in the 1980s as were $1,000 bills in 1992.