A Game of Hide and Seek with the Kings and Queens of England; Series II; Series III
- Object:
- Place of origin:
London, England (published)
- Date:
- Artist/Maker:
John Jaques & Son Ltd. (publisher)
- Materials and Techniques:
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Some time after 1870, the games maker John Jaques & Son Ltd published a group of three card games covering the reigns of English and British monarchs from William I to Queen Victoria. The games are played in the same manner as Counties of England also devised by Jaques. Series II has 78 cards of 13 monarchs from Henry IV to Charles I. Series III has 83 cards of ten monarchs from Charles II to Victoria. Each monarch card has an illustration of the king or queen, the name of the line, e.g. Tudor, a list of the title of other cards needed to make a set and the number of cards in that set. The game is played following the rules of Happy Families.
Physical description
Design: hand coloured lithographs and letterpress
[Card game] Boxed (outer and inner slipcases) pack of 78 cards covering 13 monarchs. Backs of cards are purple coloured
[Card game] Boxed (outer and inner slipcases) pack of 83 cards covering 10 monarchs. Backs of cards are buff coloured
Place of Origin
London, England (published)
Date
1870s (published)
Artist/maker
John Jaques & Son Ltd. (publisher)
Materials and Techniques
Lithographed card
Dimensions
Height: 9.2 cm, Width: 6.1 cm
Object history note
Some time after 1870 Jaques published a group of three card games covering the reigns of English and British monarchs from William I to Queen Victoria. The games are played in the same manner as Counties of England, devised by Jaques, 1866.
One original box also advertises Halma and the other Tema, The New Lawn Game.
Games & Puzzles, CGG 1991
Historical context note
Rewards: ?
Forfeits: ?
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: see under rules
Rules:
Series II has 78 cards of 13 monarchs from Henry IV to Charles I
Series III has 83 cards of 10 monarchs from Charles II to Victoria.
(The museum does not have the first Series).
Each monarch card has an illustration of the king or queen, the name of the line, ie Tudor, a list of the title of other cards needed to make a set and the number of cards in each set. This is similar to Counties of England which was also produced as a series of three.
The aim of the game is for the players to attempt to collect the additional cards that accompany the main picture card to create sets or tricks. The player with the most tricks wins the game. The main picture cards name important events and people associated with the lives of the monarchs, and these are listed individually on the additional cartds. Some groups are larger than others, with the largest consisting of a total of 7 (Henry VIII for example)`
Descriptive line
Two boxed card games, Series II and III of Hide and Seek with the Kings and Queens of England
Categories
Games; Playing cards & Tarot cards
Production Type
Mass produced
Collection code
BGM
