The Checkered Game of Life
In 1860, Mr. Milton Bradley was a successful lithographer whose major product was a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. When Mr. Lincoln grew his trademark beard, Bradley’s clean-shaven portrait was no longer popular. Out of desperation, Mr. Bradley printed up several copies of a game he’d invented called The Checkered Game of Life. Its immediate popularity put Milton Bradley in the game business.
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