British Legends
Card Game
2011 (made)
2011 (made)
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This ‘British Legends’ specials edition of Top Trumps features 30 different British Athletes from Olympic Games past and present. Players compete against each other in the categories Olympic Golds, Total Medals, First Medal, Height (cm) and Games.
The game:
Top Trumps is a competitive card game which first became a craze in school playgrounds in the mid 1970s. The game developed from ‘quartets’, which had a similar objective: to beat your opponents and win all the 40 or so cards.
Sold for pocket money prices, in the early days Top Trumps was marketed mainly to boys, and the military-focused subjects included cars, planes and trucks. In 1982, Waddingtons took over the brand and determined to broaden the game’s appeal, introducing decks featuring cats and dogs as well as horror characters, football teams and prehistoric monsters.
In 1999 Winning Moves relaunched the brand, producing smaller decks of only 30 cards and tying the games in to popular culture. They now produce packs for every major event, TV series and film release.
Rules of the game:
At the start of the game, all the cards are dealt out equally between players. Each card contains statistics such as speed, weight, length etc. The starting player calls out the category that he/she feels will ‘trump’ the other players, and then lays the card face up. The remaining players show their cards and the one with the highest score wins, and takes all the cards. The player that holds all of the cards is the winner.
The game:
Top Trumps is a competitive card game which first became a craze in school playgrounds in the mid 1970s. The game developed from ‘quartets’, which had a similar objective: to beat your opponents and win all the 40 or so cards.
Sold for pocket money prices, in the early days Top Trumps was marketed mainly to boys, and the military-focused subjects included cars, planes and trucks. In 1982, Waddingtons took over the brand and determined to broaden the game’s appeal, introducing decks featuring cats and dogs as well as horror characters, football teams and prehistoric monsters.
In 1999 Winning Moves relaunched the brand, producing smaller decks of only 30 cards and tying the games in to popular culture. They now produce packs for every major event, TV series and film release.
Rules of the game:
At the start of the game, all the cards are dealt out equally between players. Each card contains statistics such as speed, weight, length etc. The starting player calls out the category that he/she feels will ‘trump’ the other players, and then lays the card face up. The remaining players show their cards and the one with the highest score wins, and takes all the cards. The player that holds all of the cards is the winner.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | British Legends (manufacturer's title) |
| Brief description | Top Trumps card game in case, Winning Moves, 2011 |
| Physical description | 30 cards featuring photos of different British athletes, with statistics and biographical text. One card outlining rules of the game, one with manufacturing and copyright information and barcode, and a card advertising other products. The reverse of the cards is blue with photos, pink logos and text. The hard plastic case is blue at the back and sides, with a clear plastic hinged section that opens forwards to remove the deck. Only 28 cards were noted during audit on 02/12/2019. |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Gift of Winning Moves |
| Summary | This ‘British Legends’ specials edition of Top Trumps features 30 different British Athletes from Olympic Games past and present. Players compete against each other in the categories Olympic Golds, Total Medals, First Medal, Height (cm) and Games. The game: Top Trumps is a competitive card game which first became a craze in school playgrounds in the mid 1970s. The game developed from ‘quartets’, which had a similar objective: to beat your opponents and win all the 40 or so cards. Sold for pocket money prices, in the early days Top Trumps was marketed mainly to boys, and the military-focused subjects included cars, planes and trucks. In 1982, Waddingtons took over the brand and determined to broaden the game’s appeal, introducing decks featuring cats and dogs as well as horror characters, football teams and prehistoric monsters. In 1999 Winning Moves relaunched the brand, producing smaller decks of only 30 cards and tying the games in to popular culture. They now produce packs for every major event, TV series and film release. Rules of the game: At the start of the game, all the cards are dealt out equally between players. Each card contains statistics such as speed, weight, length etc. The starting player calls out the category that he/she feels will ‘trump’ the other players, and then lays the card face up. The remaining players show their cards and the one with the highest score wins, and takes all the cards. The player that holds all of the cards is the winner. |
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| Accession number | B.243:1,2-2011 |
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| Record created | April 13, 2012 |
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