Life would simpler if there was only one game, and it combined the rules of all the other games. The only problem: what to call it?
I'd call it LIFE. But Milton Bradley already has a trademark on that branding; the real pity it that their version isn't even a mere hint of a shadow of Life.
There's irony for you - to make Life "simpler" as artfizz wishes, LIFE has to become more complex by at least a couple dozen degrees of magnitude.
It's a hint enough. It only gets interesting in the end-game. Getting there might take a while.
playing chess, even if I dont play that good, is the most clever thing I ever done.