[Hillarys Gate Cult]

A board game still sold today that was created in 1860 has gone through a few changes since then. Some of the original spaces were “Disgrace,” “Poverty,” “Ruin,” “Crime,” “Prison,” and “Suicide.”

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[Hillarys Gate Cult]

It was the game of Life.