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The Mansion of Happiness

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The Mansion of Happiness

The Mansion of Happiness

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The Basics:

The Mansion of Happiness, published in 1843 by W. & S.B. Ives, was designed by Anne W. Abbott.

Why The Mansion of Happiness is Part of the Games Timeline:

The Mansion of Happiness was the first commercially produced American board game.

Here are the other games I believe are the most culturally and historically significant games published since 1800.

More About The Mansion of Happiness:

Good deeds move players forward to eternal happiness, but vices such as cruelty and ingratitude move them backward.

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