In Castle Land

Design: each card is printed to show a photograph of a european castle, details about it, lettered and numbered.; backs show a sepia illustration of a castle

Sold by H P Gibson & Sons Ltd, London, EC3

Rewards: n/a
Forfeits: n/a
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: 52 cards in 13 sets of 4
rules card
card listing other games in the series
red card box lettered in black with title, makers and distributors names

Rules:
GENERAL HAPPY FAMILIES RULES

Three or more can play and special cards are normally used, each showing four members of a family, mother, father, son and daughter, However, variations have been developed to use groups of 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to a set. Also subject variations occur and some are educational, for example The Counties of England.

The object of the game is for each player to collect as many complete `families' as possible.
One of the players deals out all the cards. If more than one round is played, the players take it in turn to deal. It does not matter if some players have one card more than others.
Each player looks at his cards and sorts them into families.
It is important that players keep their cards hidden from each other. With young children it is a good idea if they can lay their cards out of view of the other players.
When all the players are ready, the person to the dealer's left asks any player, by name, for a particular card (eg Master Baker). He must already possess at least one of member of the same family, ie Mrs. Baker. If the person asked has the card, he must give it to the first player, who may again ask anybody for a card of any family as long as he already has one card belonging to that family.
He continues to do this until he fails to obtain a card. If the person asked does not have the card requested, it is his turn to ask for cards.
When a player collects all the cards of the same family, he puts them into a pile face down in front of him.
Play continues until all the families have been completed
The winner is the person who collects the most families.

US playing card co.; copyright 1896 by the Fireside Game Company, the Cincinnati Game go., successors, Cincinnati, USA; H P Gibson

MISC.319-1986