Top Ten Board Games-- Part 5

Last one.

THE GAME OF LIFE

Began in 1860 as the Checkered Game of Life. Developed by board game pioneer Milton Bradley, originally played on a modified checkerboard and conveyed a moral message.

In 1959, game inventor Reuben Klamer redesigned it for the 100th anniversary of the Milton Bradley Company. The result was this game which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. I always thought Milton Bradley was from the 1930s-40s.

I played this a few times a lot of years ago.


TRIVIAL PURSUIT

Canadian journalists Scott Abbott and Chris Haney invented it in 1979 after discovering pieces missing from a Scrabble game they were playing.

The original "Genius" edition had players advancing on a wheel-shaped course by correctly answering randomly selected questions in six categories: arts and literature, entertainment, history, geography, science and nature and sports and leisure.

Today, there are many other editions of it, including a 25th anniversary edition in 2008. More than 90 million games sold in 17 languages in 26 countries.

I love my trivia games (NTN) but these questions are really hard and you don't get possible answers. The Jeopardy on a Board.

I Ought To Dig Some of Them Out and Play. --Cooter