RISK, THE WORLD STRATEGY GAME
Board Game
about 1975
about 1975
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
card box, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and a phtograph of the game set up; with blue plastic tray holding the various items
contains a folded playing board printed to show a simplified map of the world, a sealed pack of cards, 6 plastic dice (3 red, 3 blue), six shaped plastic armies represented by the following:-
a box with 85 yellow playing pieces (6 large and 79 small),
a similar box with 81 blue playing pieces (6 large, 75 small),
a similar box with 83 pink plastic playing pieces (6 large, 77 small),
a similar box with 83 green plastic playing pieces (6 large, 77 small),
a similar box with 81 black plastic playing pieces (6 large, 75 small),
a similar box with 81 red plastic playing pieces (6 large, 75 small)
paper booklet of instructions
contains a folded playing board printed to show a simplified map of the world, a sealed pack of cards, 6 plastic dice (3 red, 3 blue), six shaped plastic armies represented by the following:-
a box with 85 yellow playing pieces (6 large and 79 small),
a similar box with 81 blue playing pieces (6 large, 75 small),
a similar box with 83 pink plastic playing pieces (6 large, 77 small),
a similar box with 83 green plastic playing pieces (6 large, 77 small),
a similar box with 81 black plastic playing pieces (6 large, 75 small),
a similar box with 81 red plastic playing pieces (6 large, 75 small)
paper booklet of instructions
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 13 parts.
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| Title | RISK, THE WORLD STRATEGY GAME (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | card and paper, printed in colours
moulded plastic |
| Physical description | card box, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and a phtograph of the game set up; with blue plastic tray holding the various items contains a folded playing board printed to show a simplified map of the world, a sealed pack of cards, 6 plastic dice (3 red, 3 blue), six shaped plastic armies represented by the following:- a box with 85 yellow playing pieces (6 large and 79 small), a similar box with 81 blue playing pieces (6 large, 75 small), a similar box with 83 pink plastic playing pieces (6 large, 77 small), a similar box with 83 green plastic playing pieces (6 large, 77 small), a similar box with 81 black plastic playing pieces (6 large, 75 small), a similar box with 81 red plastic playing pieces (6 large, 75 small) paper booklet of instructions |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Copy number | Cat. No. 31367 |
| Marks and inscriptions | Made in France for The Palitoy Company, Coalville, Leicester, England
®Regd Trade Mark of CPG Products Corp, Minneapolis, Minn, USA
2 - 6 players
Ages 10 to Adult (packaging; printed) |
| Object history | Part of the Palitoy Archive |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
| Other number | 3189 - sample number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.379:1-1999 |
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| Record created | October 7, 1999 |
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