Is it legal to make a clone of a game online?

Hi,

I'm wondering what the laws are around making your own online version of a popular board game (that is still being sold). If it has a different name but looks similar and has the same game rules is it legal?

 

You clone it absoblubly like the original, I dont think it is legal.

 

I think it depends on who came up with the idea of the game. If it's something with an unkonwn founder like chess or checkers, I'd say go ahead, but if it's something that some developer or company came up with, I think they can take you to court and win.

 

i see alot of chess and checkers and they are popular.

u can clone it, juz fudge the name. insted of "the game of life" be like "the life game"

 

Not legal. You can't clone Monopoly and call it The Real Estate Game.