Game Information

Spear's Games (on cover only)

(none marked)

"SPEAR'S GAMES" in oval

[title Games
Compendium]

DRAUGHTS
DOMINOES
LUDO
SNAKES & LADDERS
WORDMAKING
TIDLEY WINKS

MADE IN ENGLAND

tiddlywinks, compendium, ludo, checkera, draughts, snakes & ladders, wordmaking

(no rules present in games examined)

11¼ inches wide — 11¼ inches high — 1¾ inches deep

28.6 cm wide — 28.6 cm high — 4.4 cm deep

The cover background is red.

The title, "Games Compendium", appears in silver script at a 45 degree angle to upper right. The following games are listed below (in silver text) preceded by a six-sided star: "
"DRAUGHTS", "DOMINOES", "LUDO", "SNAKES & LADDERS", "WORDMAKING", and "TIDLEY WINKS".

At lower left: "MADE IN ENGLAND" (in silver).

A chess board with black and offwhite squares.

Red with no design.

red overlabel, empty

The game includes a checkers board under the box lid, a Ludo game board, and a Snakes & Ladders game board.

The game comes with an assortment of cardboard coin replicas in silver and gold colors. It also includes 1 pound and 10 shilling bank note replicas.

The game comes with 12 white and 12 black checkers made of wood.

The game comes with an assortment of small (1 9/16" wide by 2 3/16" high) game cards. The backs of these cards have the letters of "TEDDY" (in red) down the left and the phrases "Teddy does his kerb drill", "Every", "Day.", "Do", "You?" with the letters after the first ones in white. At right on each card is an illustration of a bear (red outline and white background) standing on a curb (kerb). The reverse sides of each card depict various characters along with statements concerning crossing a road.

The game includes an assortment of thin cardboard rectangles with letters of the alphabet printed on them.

2 red dice, 1 black die (slightly larger), and 1 small green die is included in Copy 1.

The game includes a very dark green/black mottled compression-molded plastic cup (1 13/16" top diameter, 1 5/16" bottom diameter, 1 1/2" tall). The cup ismarked on bottom "SPEAR'S GAMES" in oval across center, "MADE IN" around top, and "ENGLAND" around bottom.

Yes (not counted)