Milton Bradley Company
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| Division of Hasbro | |
| Industry | Games |
| Founded | 1860 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Founder | Milton Bradley |
| Headquarters | East Longmeadow, Massachusetts |
| Products |
Battleship |
| Parent | Hasbro (1984–present) |
| Website | www |
Battleship
Buffalo Bill Gun
Connect Four
Crossfire
Fireball Island
Game of Knowledge
Hero Quest
Hotels
Hungry Hungry Hippos
The Game of Life
Simon
Twister
Yahtzee
Axis & Allies
Gamemaster Series
The Milton Bradley Company was an American board game manufacturer established by Milton Bradley in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1860. In 1920, it absorbed the game production of McLoughlin Brothers, formerly the largest game manufacturer in the United States.
Milton Bradley was taken over by Hasbro, Inc., in 1984. The name was retained as one of Hasbro's brands until it was discontinued in the 2000s.
Milton Bradley found success making board games. In 1860, Milton Bradley moved to Springfield, Massachusetts, and set up the state's first color lithography shop. Its graphic design of Abraham Lincoln sold very well until Lincoln grew his beard and rendered the likeness out-of-date.
Struggling to find a new way to use his lithography machine, Bradley visited his friend George Tapley. Tapley challenged him to a game, most likely an old English game. Bradley conceived the idea of making a purely American game. He created The Checkered Game of Life, which had players move along a track from Infancy to Happy Old Age, in which the point was to avoid Ruin and reach Happy Old Age. Squares were labeled with moral positions from honor and bravery to disgrace and ruin. Players used a spinner instead of dice because of the negative association with gambling.
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