Board game board for Across Africa with Livingstone, made in England by the Chad Valley Co Ltd in the 1920s

Card box lid for Across Africa with Livingstone, made in England by the Chad Valley Co Ltd in the 1920s

Card box base for Across Africa with Livingstone, made in England by the Chad Valley Co Ltd in the 1920s

Paper rules leaflet for Across Africa with Livingstone, made in England by the Chad Valley Co Ltd in the 1920s

Card spinner for Across Africa with Livingstone, made in England by the Chad Valley Co Ltd in the 1920s

Green wooden playing piece lid for Across Africa with Livingstone, made in England by the Chad Valley Co Ltd in the 1920s

Red wooden playing piece lid for Across Africa with Livingstone, made in England by the Chad Valley Co Ltd in the 1920s

Blue wooden playing piece lid for Across Africa with Livingstone, made in England by the Chad Valley Co Ltd in the 1920s

The game was given to the donor, Barbara Wallis (b.12.12.1922) in about 1930

Rewards: forward movement, extra turns
Forfeits: backward movement, missed turns
No. of Players: 4
Equipment required: spinner, card disc with the numbers 1 to 4 marked in coloured quarters;in the centre is a blue card arrow held by a metal knob
markers for the players

Rules:
The playing surface shows an outside of the lower half of the continent of Africa with the title at the top, a scale map of England and Wales in the lower right corner and a miles scale at the bottom. The game is a race following a path coloured blue and then changing to red; the moves are denoted by circles, some of which are white while others are red or blue. The red to blue circles indicate forfeits and reward squares and the instructions are contained in a separate booklet. Also shown are illustrations of animals and events from Livingstone's travels together with the names of towns and areas.
Rules of play are pasted to the inside of the lid.

Rules placement: booklet; inside the lid

MISC.61:1 to 8-1992