NEW YORK to PARIS / The Airplane Game

cover

game board

© 1927 Ross Coles

Ross Coles (as copyright claimant)

204 Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA

Yellow/gray airplane against blue background with waves below. Board built-in to box bottom.

Lindbergh, Charles Lindbergh, New York, Paris, race, airplane, lucky

printed on board

EACH LINE IS A POINT ON THE COURSE

When Propeller stops on Numeral move number of points indicated.

If Flier hits Bad Weather or Engine Trouble at start, He keeps Plane at New York and tries again after rest of Fliers have spun. If your Airplane sinks place on circle marked "Sunk".

The New York to Paris Game
204 Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, Wis.

COPYRIGHTED 1927 by ROSS COLES

box

Game board is in box bottom. "The Flier Who Gets to PARIS First Is LUCKY" (white) appears on red banner at upper left). Race course starts at "NEW YORK" (red) at lower left with skyscrapers and "START" (black) and curves around to right, which is marked "FINISH" (black) and "PARIS" (red) with the Eiffel Tower. Between start and finish are steps marked "1" through "31" (red). The entire course has a yellow background.

Lower part of game board has a blue background, as an ocean, with five ships. The spinner (called a propeller in this game) is at lower right, and has the following labels: 1; STORM BACK 4; 5; ENGINE TROUBLE BACK 5; 3; RAIN BACK 1; SUNK; 4; 3; 2 BACK FOG; 0 WIND; 4; RAIN BACK 1; 3; HAIL BACK 3; and 2. It also has "W", "E", and "S" markings.

Three white circles marked "SUNK" (red) are in the ocean.

The rules are given at lower center.

The four metal playing pieces are in the shape of an airplane and in the following colors: reddish purple; blue; dull green; and dark brown.

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