"Our Boys'" Compendium of Popular Games
Games Compendium
1910-1914 (published)
1910-1914 (published)
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This "Our Boys" Compendium of Popular Games was produced ca. 1910-1914 in England by the Chad Valley Company. It contains 12 games all of different types, and also comes with a wooden dice cup which can be used with the whole set.
The game of Scouting is part of the compendium, and is a combination of a moral race game and a strategy game. It is a version of Fox and Geese. The aim of the game is for one player, the dispatch runner, to take papers from the field officer at the top of the board to the camp at the bottom. He must avoid being captured or hemmed in by the Scout Patrol, which has been sent out to intercept the message.
Other games in the collection include Bogie Man, Aerial Derby, Royal Ludo, Race to the North, and Snakes and Ladders, to name but a few.
The game of Scouting is part of the compendium, and is a combination of a moral race game and a strategy game. It is a version of Fox and Geese. The aim of the game is for one player, the dispatch runner, to take papers from the field officer at the top of the board to the camp at the bottom. He must avoid being captured or hemmed in by the Scout Patrol, which has been sent out to intercept the message.
Other games in the collection include Bogie Man, Aerial Derby, Royal Ludo, Race to the North, and Snakes and Ladders, to name but a few.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 25 parts.
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| Title | "Our Boys'" Compendium of Popular Games (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Boxed set of board and table games made in England by the Chad Valley Company between 1910 and 1914 |
| Physical description | The compendium consists of many different game boards and boxes, along with a large box for overall storage. |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Purchased from R.P. Flynn |
| Object history | The games are reduced size copies of games produced by Chad Valley |
| Historical context | Equipment required: dice cup which can be used for all the games. |
| Production | Box lid label signed Max Pollock |
| Summary | This "Our Boys" Compendium of Popular Games was produced ca. 1910-1914 in England by the Chad Valley Company. It contains 12 games all of different types, and also comes with a wooden dice cup which can be used with the whole set. The game of Scouting is part of the compendium, and is a combination of a moral race game and a strategy game. It is a version of Fox and Geese. The aim of the game is for one player, the dispatch runner, to take papers from the field officer at the top of the board to the camp at the bottom. He must avoid being captured or hemmed in by the Scout Patrol, which has been sent out to intercept the message. Other games in the collection include Bogie Man, Aerial Derby, Royal Ludo, Race to the North, and Snakes and Ladders, to name but a few. |
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| Accession number | MISC.102:1 to 13-1983 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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