Born in Maine in 1836, Milton Bradley moved with his family to the working-class city of Lowell, Massachusetts, at age 11. His early life consisted of several highs and lows, from graduating high school and attending Harvard to getting laid off and losing his first wife.

These experiences gave Bradley the idea for his first board game: The Checkered Game of Life. He produced and sold Life across the country and it quickly became a national sensation.

Working with his company, the Milton Bradley Company, he continued to produce board games, crayons, and kid-friendly school supplies for the rest of his life. He is often credited as the father of board games, and the Milton Bradley Company has created Battleship, Jenga, Yahtzee, Trouble, and many more classic games.


米爾頓．布拉德利 1836 年生於緬因州，11 歲時隨家人搬到工人城市——麻州洛厄爾市。從高中畢業到哈佛大學唸書，工作遭到資遣，甚至失去了第一任妻子，布拉德利早年的生活可謂起起伏伏。

這些經歷幫助布拉德利創造他第一款桌上遊戲：《生命之旅棋盤版》，大量生產後在全國販售，很快就在美國造成轟動。

布拉德利成立「妙極百利公司」，畢生透過公司繼續生產桌遊、蠟筆和適合小朋友使用的學校用品。布拉德利享譽桌遊之父的美名，而妙極百利公司已經創造了《海戰棋》、《疊疊樂》、《快艇骰子》、《美國十字戲》和更多的經典遊戲。