PROV💮IDENCE, R.I. —ܫ It appears Hasbro is the true winner of The Game of Life.
The Providence Journal reports a Los Angeles federal judge ruled in favor of the Rhode Island-based toy company Friday in a lawsuit over who owns th𒁏e rights to the popular board game.
The widow of toy inventor Bill Markham claimed in the lawsuit her husband was denied his legacy of cre🌃ating the game, and Reuben Klamer took full credit.
She says her♚ husband was also cut out of more than $2 million in royalties.
Both Hasbro and Klamer argued Markham was♔ hired by Klamer to 🍷create a prototype for the game.
The judge said in his ruling that the creation of the game was a collective effort, and the copyright belonged to t🍸he hirer and not the worker🌱.