Wild Woods
Board Game
1984 (published)
1984 (published)
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| Place of origin |
The object of this game is for the players to gather winter stores for woodland animals, and at the same time it provides information about the lifestyles of these small creatures. The board is laid out with a tree in each corner and a clearing in the centre. Players move along pathways that connect the different areas, and they follow printed directions, which include both forfeits and rewards. In the middle of each outer edge is a store comprising four oval spaces on which players place the food they have gathered. The playing pieces represent four woodland animals: a wood mouse, a red squirrel, a bank vole and a harvest mouse.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Wild Woods (manufacturer's title) |
| Brief description | Printed card game, Wild Woods, made in England in 1984 |
| Physical description | Design: printed paper on card, folded, backed with green paper; path to be followed has illustrations of animals and trees No. of squares: n/a Squares illustrated: none Square numbering: none Squares titled: some Subject of starting square: n/a Subject of ending square: n/a |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Bob Westley |
| Object history | A wood mouse, together with a red squirrel, bank vole and a harvest mouse are featured in the Wild Wood. It requires the players to gather winter stores for the animals and attempts to instill knowledge about the lifestyles of these small woodland inhabitants. Designed by Bob Westley CGG-Games & Puzzles, 1991 |
| Historical context | Rewards: forward movement, collect items Forfeits: backward movement, missed turns and forfeit of items No. of Players: 4 Equipment required: 4 round markers of stained wood, green with a paper label showing a woodland animal 16 tokens, ovals of printed card - four each of acorns, beechnuts, pine cones, and hazel nuts. wooden dice Rules: Each corner has a tree and the centre of the board has a clearing. In the middle of each outer edge is a `store' comprising 4 oval spaces on which to place gathered food. On the path way are directions to be obeyed which include both forfeits and rewards . Rules placement: separate sheet |
| Production | Squirrel Publishing, for the National Trust |
| Summary | The object of this game is for the players to gather winter stores for woodland animals, and at the same time it provides information about the lifestyles of these small creatures. The board is laid out with a tree in each corner and a clearing in the centre. Players move along pathways that connect the different areas, and they follow printed directions, which include both forfeits and rewards. In the middle of each outer edge is a store comprising four oval spaces on which players place the food they have gathered. The playing pieces represent four woodland animals: a wood mouse, a red squirrel, a bank vole and a harvest mouse. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.323-1985 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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