Boxed board game 'Go', made in England by Waddingtons, early 1960s.

Large shallow cardboard box. The lid is mostly bright blue, and features the title of the game and pictures of a train, plane, car and boat superimposed on a map projection. A red, blue and yellow card inner divides the box into eight compartments to store the game accessories. The base of the box is white with black printed logos and text describing the game.

Paper currency, colour printed on one side, representing eleven different currencies in several denominations. Each type of currency features a black and white design evoking different national styles and a different colour border. The currencies included are: pounds sterling (red), dollars (red and white stripes), roubles (orange), francs (green), marks (grey), rupees (light pink), Hong Kong dollars (light green), pesos (yellow), piastres (white), lire (purple) and yen (pink).

139 used travel tickets completed by players, and two booklets and three loose sheets of unused tickets. Thin paper printed with black text, with blank sections to be completed by the player as the ticket is purchased.

Booklet of thin paper vouchers and eight loose vouchers, in cheque-book proportions, printed with black text, and used as travellers cheques to the value £200 in game play.

36 pink cards printed with black text, titled 'Risk' and detailing instructions and forfeits for players. 36 pink cards printed with black text, titled 'Luck' and detailing instructions and bonuses for players.

Colour printed cards representing souvenirs from different countries. Text on the front lists location and price between two colour-coded bands. The back of the cards feature full colour images associated with the country. For example, Rio de Janiero cards feature image of Toucan. 17 pairs of cards, making total of 34.

Seven generic plastic playing pieces with wide bases, long necks and round tops. In purple, white (2), yellow, blue and green (2).

Wooden six-sided die with black painted spots.

Two sets of instructions, each comprised of two sheets of printed text, folded and stapled to make folio of eight pages, detailing the rules of play and currency exchange rates. One booklet is torn so pages are seperate.

Single sheet of paper folded twice to make three-part pamphlet. Cover entitled 'International Fares Chart', inside lists the fares in sterling and local currency of travelling between all the cities in the game by various modes of transport.

Colour printed game board with a black backing, folded in half. The centre section is a map of the world coloured according to currency, marked with various travel routed that can be taken during the game. A border of playing squares around the outside feature locations and instructions such as casino, city hospital, and travel agents.

Given by the Museum of Richmond

'Go' is a racing board game in which players travel around the world collecting souvenirs. As they go, they must change currencies, buy travel tickets, and avoid customs officials, bad weather and delays.

This game was first released in 1961 by John Waddingtons Ltd, a successful British game manufacturers. They first found success printing card games after the First World War, and traded until 1994 when they were taken over by Hasbro.

Board games from the mid-twentieth century often feature exotic themes and locations familiar from technicolour movies. 'Go' was produced at a time when the package holiday was just becoming more attainable for Britons, and the illustrations of ocean liners, high speed trains and sports cars on the brightly coloured box evoke desire for a glamorous jet-setting lifestyle.

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