Parker Brothers published the colorful board game, Jack and the Beanstalk, in 1895. Bringing the adventures found in the popular children’s fairy tale to the players, the game was another way to enjoy the enchanted, imaginary land. The game board and box display beautiful images, showing scenes from the story, …
The vintage 1923 game of Crusade was published by Samuel Gabriel Sons & Company. It is another example of how a book publishing company moved to also producing games. Although not as popular as the well-known, and highly collectible games and books of McLoughlin Bros. of New York, Saml Gabriel …
The collectible 1962 board game of Supercar by Milton Bradley was based off the 1961-62 children’s TV series of the same name. The show was produced by Gerry Anderson and featured a ‘supercar’ which was sent on missions to rescue those in need. The futuristic craft did not travel over …
Copyrighted in 1893 is a game by Parker Brothers called Komikal Konversation Kards. Various versions of Conversation Cards are known to have been created since the early 1800’s. Conversations was one of the first widely published card games of America. Many of the early game companies, like W.&S.B. Ives or …
The Antique Milton Bradley game of Spin It includes simple rules to incorporate the fun of spinning tops. From a recorded recommendation made by Cato (234 BC – 149BC), who was a Roman Statesman, it is obvious the playing with tops has been a children’s pastime for over 2000 years. …
“Watch out for long fingernails!” That should be a warning on the 1940 Treasure Hunt game box. As players all actively grab for letters in the center pile at the same time, players with long fingernails may cause some blood to be shed. Sure, the game is still hilarious and fun, but …
The 1965 Dana Girls game by Parker Brothers is based off a story in a series of mystery books (The Dana Girls) published by Grosset & Dunlap from 1934 to 1979. The books were written by Carolyn Keene, a pseudonym for a group of writers, who also wrote the Nancy …
The 1887 The Merry Game of Old Maid: Mother Goose’s Party by McLoughlin Bros includes 43 cards highlighting nursery rhymes. The antique game cards are a wonderful collection of images which feature the Mother Goose rhymes. Twenty-one pairs of cards and one card depicting the Old Maid comprise the deck. …
Across the Sea by Milton Bradley was published in the early 1900’s. Two intertwining red and blue spiral tracks take players ‘across the sea’ and through cities of the world. Produced at a time when everyday travel to the places depicted on the board was uncommon, the game helped players …
The game 20,000 Leagues under the Sea by Jaymar games is based on Walt Disney’s first sci-fi film of the same name. The film, following the book published by Jules Verne in 1870, was the second highest grossing film in 1954 and won two academy awards. It continues to be …
