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Mansion of Happiness

From Erik Arneson,
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Date: 1843
Publisher: W. & S.B. Ives
Designer: Anne W. Abbott
Why It's Significant (in 25 words or less): Mansion of Happiness was the first commercially produced American board game.
More About 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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