L'attaque
Board Game
1970-1980 (manufactured)
1970-1980 (manufactured)
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'L'Attaque' is a role-playing game of military tactics, the object of the game being to capture the enemy's flag. Playing pieces represent individual officers and soldiers within an army. This game is exactly the same as Stratego, which was a later adaptation. 'L'Attaque' was the first game of a series of strategy board games released by H.P.Gibson & Sons in the 1930's. The other games in the series were 'Tri-Tactics', 'Dover Patrol' and 'Aviation'.
This game was previously owned by Bob Dixon, along with similar types of games. Robert Turnbull Dixon was a poet, author and peace activist. He grew up in County Durham and was very interested in assessing what affects and influences young people as they grow up. He acquired a collection of games when researching for his book, Playing Them False, published in 1977.
This game was previously owned by Bob Dixon, along with similar types of games. Robert Turnbull Dixon was a poet, author and peace activist. He grew up in County Durham and was very interested in assessing what affects and influences young people as they grow up. He acquired a collection of games when researching for his book, Playing Them False, published in 1977.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Title | L'attaque (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Card, plastic |
| Brief description | L'attaque board game made in England by HP Gibson & Sons Ltd in the 1970s |
| Physical description | The game comes together in a large rectangular box. The box has an illustration of a military scene on the front with the title 'L'attaque' printed in a white bold font on a red background. The title is then repeated around the edge of the cream box in red. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'L'attaque / A skilful game of military tactics for two players' |
| Credit line | Given by Ann Garrett |
| Object history | This game was given to the museum along with other games by Ann Garret in 2009. They belonged to Bob Dixon, the well known poet, author and peace activist. He was born on 29th November 1931 and died on the 4th October 2008. Publications by him included 'Catching Them Young', 'Now Read On', 'Agitpoems', 'Playing Them False', 'More Agitation', 'Make Capitalism History' and 'The Wrong'. |
| Summary | 'L'Attaque' is a role-playing game of military tactics, the object of the game being to capture the enemy's flag. Playing pieces represent individual officers and soldiers within an army. This game is exactly the same as Stratego, which was a later adaptation. 'L'Attaque' was the first game of a series of strategy board games released by H.P.Gibson & Sons in the 1930's. The other games in the series were 'Tri-Tactics', 'Dover Patrol' and 'Aviation'. This game was previously owned by Bob Dixon, along with similar types of games. Robert Turnbull Dixon was a poet, author and peace activist. He grew up in County Durham and was very interested in assessing what affects and influences young people as they grow up. He acquired a collection of games when researching for his book, Playing Them False, published in 1977. |
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| Accession number | B.127:1 to 6-2009 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2010 |
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