“Life,” published in 1955 by Charles M. Foust of Yates Center, Kansas, is not to be confused with the venerable board game from Milton Bradley. Mr. Foust’s “Life” consists of 98 cards, divided into 14 Repent cards, 5 Confess, 5 Believe, 5 Baptised, 20 Love, 20 Jesus, 30 Fellowship, 5 Heaven, 4 Sin, and 10 Worldly cards. The rules, as might be expected from such a list of cards, are complex. In brief, players must accumulate the right combination of cards in the right order. The order has a religious message: for example, you must play a Repent card before you can play a Confess or Believe card. As Mr. Foust explains, “The game is made to help lead people to a perfect life in Christ Jesus and to Eternity, even though it is fun to play.”

An internet search revealed nothing about “Life” or its creator, so perhaps copies were only circulated to a select few.

(Posted by Doug Skinner)