The board game that was specifically invented for quarantined children is Candy Land. It was created by Eleanor Abbott, a schoolteacher who herself was recovering from polio in the 1940s. Abbott designed the game to entertain children who were isolated in hospitals due to the polio epidemic, providing them a colorful and simple escape during their quarantine

. Candy Land features a brightly colored board with a winding path through candy-themed locations, and it requires no reading or complex skills, making it suitable for young children. The game quickly became popular and remains a classic children's board game to this day

. While other games like Pandemic involve disease themes, Candy Land is the notable example of a game invented specifically to entertain children during a quarantine period.