Sorry
Board Game
1930s (published)
1930s (published)
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| Place of origin |
John Waddington Ltd first published Sorry towards the end of the 1920s and applied for the patent in 1929. It was described in the United States in 1934 as most fashionable and largest selling game in England. The aim of the game, like that in Ludo, is to move four playing pieces around the board to reach Home. In Sorry the moves are governed by the draw of a card rather than the throw of dice.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Sorry (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed paper and card |
| Brief description | Colour printed board game, Sorry, made in England by John Waddington Ltd in the 1930s |
| Physical description | Design: printed card playing surface, folded. backed with purple paper No. of squares: 50 + Squares illustrated: none Square numbering: none Squares titled: some Subject of starting square: marked Subject of ending square: marked |
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| Copy number | Reg. Design no. 748,776 |
| Credit line | Given by Miss I. B. McClure |
| 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. Box stamped Truscott's Library Bookseller & Stationers, Bideford, 3/- 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: booklet |
| Summary | John Waddington Ltd first published Sorry towards the end of the 1920s and applied for the patent in 1929. It was described in the United States in 1934 as most fashionable and largest selling game in England. The aim of the game, like that in Ludo, is to move four playing pieces around the board to reach Home. In Sorry the moves are governed by the draw of a card rather than the throw of dice. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.298-1986 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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