Boxed card game, Pit, published in the USA and England by Parker Brothers in 1919

Design: chromolithographs; face side shows a stockmarket scene in purple; reverse side shows boats on a river, a train and a grain silo unit in blue

marked:- REGISTERED BRITISH PATENT OFFICE
REGISTERED US PATENT OFFICE
ENTERED STATIONERS HALL
PARKER BROTHERS INCOR 12 WHITELY ROAD S E 19

First issued in 1904, the players' aim was to collect a complete set of nine cards of one commodity and thus `corner the market'. Later the idea of bull and bear markets, rising and falling price, was introduced into the game, where they affected the counting of points awarded to and against the players.


CGG-Games and Puzzles, 1991

Rewards: n/a
Forfeits: n/a
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: 63 cards arranged in 7 suits of 9; each suit has the name of a crop and a number, printed in red
2 cards, one showing a bear and the other a bull, both marked copyright 1904
instruction sheet marked Copyright 1919
box, red covered card, divided into two compartments

Rules:
RULES FOR THE GAME OF PIT
It is a lively trading game played with special cards. It is trademarked and copyrighted by Parker Brothers.

Players attempt to collect sets of cards representing commodities traded on the American Corn Exchange:- wheat, barley, corn, rye, oats, flax and hay.
The game is made more exciting by the inclusion of bonus and penalty cards:- a bull and a bear.

Cards are exchanged by any two players wishing to trade the same number of cards and as all players are trying to trade at once the game often develops into a happy free for all.

Parker Brothers Inc Salem Mass; Parker Brothers Incor. 12 Whitely Road London SE19. Copyright 1919

Pit was first issued in 1904 and the player's aim was to collect a complete set of nine cards of one commodity and thus corner the market. Later the idea of bull and bear markets, of rising and falling price, was introduced into the game. Pit has 63 cards arranged in seven suits of nine. Each suit has the name of a crop and a number, printed in red. Players attempt to collect sets of cards representing commodities traded on the American Corn Exchange: wheat, barley, corn, rye, oats, flax and hay. The game is made more exciting by the inclusion of bonus and penalty cards featuring a bull and a bear.

Cards are exchanged by any two players wishing to trade the same number of cards and as all players are trying to trade at once the game often develops into a free for all.

MISC.202-1984