The "Dreadnought" COMPENDIUM OF POPULAR GAMES, 45 GAMES

GC11-2024-10-08

The Chad Valley Games

Harborne, England

"THE CHAD VALLEY GAMES" in an oval

45 game compendium. The cover lists the following games: Ludo. Royal Ludo, Snakes and Ladders, Draughts, Go-Bang, Turkish Draughts, Polish Draughts, Losing Draughts, Turnette, Fox and Geese, Steeplechase, Race to the North, Tidleywinks, Word Forfeits, The Spelling Bee, Noted Names, Sentences, Word Making, Criss-Cross-Bow, Mystery, Letter Pool, Nap, German Whist, Whiskey Poker, Bobs, Life, All Aborad, Harps, Slippery Sam, Spoof, Ranter, Speculation, Old Maid, Snap, Cork Grab, Smiling Snap, Animal Snap, Snip Snap Snorum, Jolly Families, Dutch Auction, Ups and Downs, Load the Donkey, Beggar My Neighbour, Round About, and Peeping Tom.

A.J.J. (author of one of the rules leaflets)

One small 16-page leaflet (inside front cover is blank): INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLAYING The Popular and Fascinating GAMES Contained in the "DREADNOUGHT" COMPENDIUM..

One small leaflet, the front cover entitled ROUND CARD GAMES, and the title page entitled RULES FOR PLAYING TWENTY-FOUR OF THE MOST POPULAR ROUND CARD GAMES By A.J.J.

A steeplechase board, numbered START, 1 through 100, and FINISH, is attached under the box lid.

A "GOLF TIDDLEY WINKS" folding game board, measuring 14 1/4" wide by 14" high, has a snakes and ladders board on the reverse. The snakes and ladders board depicts 3 dark-skinned men with snakes in the lower left corner; 4 men in white robes in the lower right corner (including one climbing a ladder); and a snake coiled on a branch in each of the upper left and right corners.

Another folding game board, also measuring 14 1/4" wide by 14 1/8" high, has a black and offwhite checkerboard on one side and a Ludo board on the other side.

Included are numerous very small cards (pink on one side, tan on the other, measuring 1 1/4" x 7/8") have questions and answers on them, such as: "Q. How many months in a year? A. 12.".

12 black and 12 tan round wooden checkers pieces are provided.

Numerous squidgers (1 1/8" diameter) and winks (5/8" and 19/32") are included along with a nicely turned natural wooden tiddlywinks cup (1 1/2" at top and bottom, 1" at minimum on the side, which is mostly concave and then juts out at the base with 2 black stripes around the base.

A dark maroon dice cup (1 1/8" diameter at top and bottom, 2 3/8" tall) is present.

A variety of glass balls (7/16" diameter, clear, dark blue, and light blue) and a 2 metal balls (1/2" diameter, brown) are included.

Numerous cardboard letters (13/16" square) in both upper and lower case are included.

Numerous thick cardboard discs (1 1/4" in diameter, blue on one side, gray on the other) are included.

Copy 1 is missing metal horse movers for the steeplechase game.

Copy 1 contains the following dice: 1/4" on each side, offwhite, with a black crown instead of the 6 side and a red 3-pronged crown instead of the 3 side; 1/4" on each side, offwhite with all pips from 1 through 6; 5/16" on each side, offwhite with all pips; and 1/2" black with all white pips.

Copy 1 contains a metal teetotum, 1/2" wide and 1 1/2" tall, with 8 sides, marked "T 1" (red), "P 2" (black), a circle wirh a center dot, "T 3" (in red), "P 1" (in black), "T 2" (in red), a red diamond, then "P 3" (in black).

Rick Tucker