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The Great Game of Sorry

Board Game
ca. 1955 (published)
Artist/Maker
John Waddington Ltd. (publisher)
Place of origin
England (published)
United States (published)

Design: printed card playing surface, folded. backed with dark red paper
No. of squares: 50 +
Squares illustrated: none
Square numbering: none
Squares titled: some
Subject of starting square: marked
Subject of ending square: marked


Object details

Categories
Toys & Games
Games (Puzzles & Board Games)
Object type
Board game
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Board Game
  • Box
TitleThe Great Game of Sorry (manufacturer's title)
Brief description
Boxed board game, Sorry, made in England by John Waddington Ltd in about 1955
Physical description
Design: printed card playing surface, folded. backed with dark red paper
No. of squares: 50 +
Squares illustrated: none
Square numbering: none
Squares titled: some
Subject of starting square: marked
Subject of ending square: marked
DimensionsSize: 17½in sq.
Object history
John Waddinton Ltd published Sorry towards the end of the 1920s and it appeared in Parker Bros catalogue in 1934, classified as the most fashion
able and largest selling game in England. (Robert Barton purchased the rights to manufacture and distribute the game in the USA.) The aim is the same as Ludo - that is to move four markers around the board to reach HOME - but in Sorry the moves are governed by the draw of a card rather than the throw of a dice.


CGG-Games & Puzzles, 1991
Historical context
Rewards: extra turns
Forfeits: missed turns
No. of Players: 4
Equipment required: markers, two sets of special cards

Rules placement: instruction sheets
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.43&A-1977

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Record createdMarch 4, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O26383/the-great-game-of-sorry-board-game-john-waddington-ltd/
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