Peg'ity
Board Game
1920s (published)
1920s (published)
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Peg'ity, together with similar games such as Spoil Five 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 | Peg'ity (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed paper and card |
| Brief description | Boxed card positional board game, Peg'ity, made in the United States by Parker Brothers in the 1920s |
| 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 |
| Object history | See also Spoil Five 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 | Peg'ity, together with similar games such as Spoil Five 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. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.38-1977 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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