Wizard of Oz card game, made in UK, about 1939

Card game consisting of 44 cards printed in colours with illustrations based on the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz. The reverse sides are turquoise blue and are printed with an illustration of a ring master above a circle with a lion's head and the words 'ARS GRATIA ARTIS.'

The cards run through the story of the Wizard of Oz; the first part have red numbers set against a white backround - Dorothy and Toto to setting off up the Yellow Brick Road; second green number set on yellow - Scarecrow and The Tin Man; third, blue numbers on white - meeting the Cowardly Lion and the Wizard; fourth black numbers on red - defeating the Wicked Witch and returning home.

The slipcase is made from card printed in turquoise and white to show the title. Originally, there would have been a matching card stuck to the box. The original rules is also missing.

Bequest of Miss R. E Lawrence

Rewards: winning tricks and gaining the lowest score
Forfeits: losing tricks and gaining the highest score
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: 44 cards arranged in 4 sets of 11 cards; each set is numbered 1 to 11
Rules:
Rules for 'WIZARD OF OZ CARD GAME'
Copyright. Entered at Stationers' Hall

CARDS
The pack contains 44 cards (11 each of four suits). Each suit is denoted by a different coloured number, Red, Green, Blue and Black. There are 4 sets of numbers 1 to 11.
PENALTY CARDS (1 in each suit) are all numbered 9.

DEAL
Player cutting the highest number deals. Afterwards the deal passes clockwise. Deal an equal number of cards to each player, any odd cards being left in the centre of the table, face down and unused during during that hand, are shuffled into the pack again for the next deal, eg if 4 players each will receive 11 cards, and if 5 players 8 cards each with 4 over to go face down in the centre. Player on left of dealer has first lead.

PLAY
The highest number played at each round takes the trick and the winner leads to the next. All must follow suit if able to do so, or otherwise may discard any card. A player not following suit when able to do so loses 25 popints unless he corrects the mistake before the trick is turned over. Anyone may challenge another player by saying, 'Having no Red?' and so on, according to the colour led.

POINTS
When all the cards dealt have been played each player counts the total of the numbers on the Red cards and the Penalty cards, contaianed in the tricks he has taken. These points are scored against the player. Double points (18) are scored against the person having the Red penalty card in his trick.
The Winner is the player with the lowest total when any player reaches a score of 250 or more.
For more than five players, two packs should be used.

HINTS for Players
It may pay to take a trick having a small score total to obtain the lead to the next trick. When able to discard it is usually policy to get rid of any Penalty card. Avoid leading higher than the Penalty number in any suit when the Penalty card remains to be played.

B.266:1 to 46-1996