An enduring family classic, The Game of Life dates all the way back to the Civil War. What was the game's original name?

It's hard to imagine that the vibrant-colored, American dream-chasing Game of Life was ever anything but G-rated family fun — but the original version had some seriously dark elements. Like a "Suicide" square depicting a lifeless man dangling from a tree... by a noose. Other tragic squares included "Disgrace," "Intemperance," and "Ruin."

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