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On display at Young V&A
Play Gallery, the Arcade, Case 1

This object consists of 24 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Risk

Board Game
1980 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Prototype boxed board game, with game board, six sets of markers, cards and three blue and three red dice.

Also included are the designs for the game, a suggested board size and sheet of Monopoly in French, German instructions and a sample of the vacuum press sheet for the box lining in cream plastic.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 24 parts.

  • Packaging
  • Packaging
  • Packing Materials
  • Playing Pieces
  • Playing Pieces
  • Playing Pieces
  • Playing Pieces
  • Playing Pieces
  • Playing Pieces
  • Cards
  • Die
  • Die
  • Die
  • Die
  • Die
  • Board
  • Rules (Instructions)
  • Uncovered Folding Card Board
  • Monopoly Sheet
  • Design
  • Design
  • Vacuum Sheet
  • Die
  • Display Arrangement
TitleRisk (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
printed card and paper, moulded plastic
Brief description
Prototype board game Risk, made in France by Parker in 1980
Physical description
Prototype boxed board game, with game board, six sets of markers, cards and three blue and three red dice.

Also included are the designs for the game, a suggested board size and sheet of Monopoly in French, German instructions and a sample of the vacuum press sheet for the box lining in cream plastic.
Dimensions
  • Box length: 51cm
  • Box width: 26.2cm
  • Box height: 3.8cm
  • Board width: 49cm
  • Board length: 49cm
Production typeprototype
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RISK' (Printed on the box lid)
  • 'LE JEU MONDIAL / DE LA STRATEGIE' (Printed on the box lid.)
    Translation
    The global strategy game
  • '13.10.76' (Written on designs)
  • '05 DEC 1980' (Stamped in red on plans)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
With the set was a memo, dated 18 Decembre 1980, from D Salliard to various Palitoy directors and designers.
Production
Attribution note: this is a sample for a project to try to standardise the game across Europe.

This is the French edition published by MIRO with the Parker Brothers swirl trademark.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
B.939:1 to 23-1999

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Record createdJune 21, 2000
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