The Mansion of Happiness

The first board game commercially produced in the United States.The object of the game is to be the first player to travel around the spiral track and reach the Mansion of Happiness at the center of the board. The game track is populated with virtuous deed spaces like Honesty and Temperance (which move players forward to eternal happiness) and vices such as cruelty and ingratitude (that move players backward)The rules include (dated) gems like 'Whoever possess AUDACITY, CRUELTY, IMMODESTY, and INGRATITUDE, must return to his former situation till his turn comes to spin again, and not even think of Happiness, much less partake of it.'Board measures 18 1/2' X 15' with split in middle of board (two pieces). 1843 game board copyright Thayer & Co's Lithog BostonPublishing History W. & S. B. Ives of Salem, Massachusetts (1843) Parker Brothers (1894) - BoardGameGeek