Not currently on display at the V&A

THE GOOD LIFE

Board Game
1970-1975
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

REPRESENTS A MARKET GARDEN, GROWING VEGETABLES AND FRUIT
hand drawn and coloured game with blue, red, green and yellow lines and spots indicating a race game; uncoloured spots bear instructions
stepped wooden and plastic block painted blue

together with 34 hand made SOLD cards, each numbered on the back, 22 green 'advance' and 19 blue instruction (forfeit and reward) cards, all hand written; packet of coloured vinyl markers in the shape of policemen (red, yellow, green, blue, white, orange)


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Prototype Game Part
  • Prototype Game Board
TitleTHE GOOD LIFE (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
hand drawn and painted paper, card, plastic, wood
Physical description
REPRESENTS A MARKET GARDEN, GROWING VEGETABLES AND FRUIT
hand drawn and coloured game with blue, red, green and yellow lines and spots indicating a race game; uncoloured spots bear instructions
stepped wooden and plastic block painted blue

together with 34 hand made SOLD cards, each numbered on the back, 22 green 'advance' and 19 blue instruction (forfeit and reward) cards, all hand written; packet of coloured vinyl markers in the shape of policemen (red, yellow, green, blue, white, orange)
Dimensions
  • Length: 20½in
  • Width: 14¼in
Production typeprototype
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
based on the BBC TV show of the same name

The paper appears to have been glued over the Escape from Colditz game board. This prototype is housed in the Escape from Colditz box, B.930-1999
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
B.932:1-1999

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Record createdJune 22, 2000
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