Spoil Five
Board Game
1920-1939 (published)
1920-1939 (published)
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Spoil Five, together with similar games such as Peg'ity and Quintro, are early versions of the more recent Connect 4 game. The aim of the game is to achieve a straight line of pegs, usually five, while preventing one’s opponent from doing the same. A grid of holes and sets of differently coloured wooden pegs are all the equipment required. These are housed in boxes, where the illustrations are particularly interesting as a reflection of the fashions and artwork of the time.
Object details
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| Title | Spoil Five (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed card and paper |
| Brief description | Boxed card positional game, Spoil-Five, made in England by the Chad Valley Company in the 1920s or 1930s |
| Physical description | Design: cardboard shelf covered with a regular grid of holes to take the wooden pegs No. of squares: n/a Squares illustrated: n/a Square numbering: n/a Squares titled: n/a Subject of starting square: n/a Subject of ending square: n/a |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Mr M. J. Clark |
| Object history | See also Peg'ity and Quinto which are very similar and of about the same date. Often the boxes of these particular games are more interesting than the games themselves and the artwork typical of the time. CGG Games & Puzzles, 1991 |
| Historical context | Rewards: n/a Forfeits: n/a No. of Players: 4 Equipment required: wooden pegs stained four different colours Rules: The aim of the game is to achieve a straight line of pegs, usually five, while preventing one's oppenent from doing the same. Rules placement: ? |
| Summary | Spoil Five, together with similar games such as Peg'ity and Quintro, are early versions of the more recent Connect 4 game. The aim of the game is to achieve a straight line of pegs, usually five, while preventing one’s opponent from doing the same. A grid of holes and sets of differently coloured wooden pegs are all the equipment required. These are housed in boxes, where the illustrations are particularly interesting as a reflection of the fashions and artwork of the time. |
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| Accession number | MISC.573-1985 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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