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Meet the man behind the board games: Milton Bradley. After creating and selling his game The Checkered Game of Life, he would go on to develop numerous games that would combine learning with having fun.
Quick Summary
Milton Bradley's story is actually pretty fascinating for anyone who's ever played a board game because you can thank him for classics like Battleship, Connect Four, and the Game of Life (the original version, which was actually about going to school and being good!). The book follows how he started as a Civil War soldier who got depressed and was told to play games to feel better, then went on to build an entire game empire. It's a quick read that shows how one person's bad day turned into something millions of families still enjoy today. Kids who love game night, history buffs, or anyone who thinks they might want to invent something someday will get a kick out of this. If you're looking for more inventors to read about, "Who Was Steve Jobs?" follows a similar format with another creative genius.