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Tresspass

Board Game
1974 (published)
Artist/Maker
Parker Brothers (publishers)
Place of origin
USA (published)

A card box, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the game being played. It contains folding card playing surface and 20 shaped moulded plastic numbers from 0 to 9, one set yellow and the other orange. There is also a set of printed paper instructions.

Object details

Categories
Games
Games (Puzzles & Board Games)
Play
Object type
Board game
Parts
This object consists of 9 parts.

  • Packaging
  • Packaging
  • Packing Materials
  • Packing Materials
  • Packing Materials
  • Board Game
  • Instructions
  • Playing Pieces
  • Playing Pieces
Titles
  • Tresspass (manufacturer's title)
  • Quick Match Game (series title)
Materials and techniques
Injection-moulded plastic, printed card
Card
Plastic
Printed
Injection Moulded
Brief description
Trespass, Parker Bros., USA, 1974
Physical description
A card box, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the game being played. It contains folding card playing surface and 20 shaped moulded plastic numbers from 0 to 9, one set yellow and the other orange. There is also a set of printed paper instructions.
Dimensions
  • Length: 20in
  • Width: 10in
  • Depth: 1¼in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
230
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Quick Match games are for people who love good games but don't / often have time to play them. Tresspass, for instance, takes / 30 minutes or less to play. You try to be first to maneuver your / secret number around and in-between the other numbers, / into your opponent's back row. For 2 players, ages 10-adult' (box; printed)
  • 'A / Parker / QUICK / MATCH / Game'
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Subject depicted
Numbers
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.1215:1 to 9-1999

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Record createdJuly 25, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O42004/tresspass-board-game-parker-brothers/
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