1860s
in the Gleaner, for Christmas -
'The Game of Life'
The 'Game of Life' was created by Milton Bradley in 1860 as 'The Checkered Game of Life'; this was the first game Bradley created and it sold 45,000 copies in its first year. The game, like many such in the 19th century, had a strong moral message, so did not include dice, instead using a tee-to-tum, a six-sided top, because dice were considered too much a part of gambling. The object of the game was to land on the "good" spaces, collecting 100 points; 50 points could be gain by reaching "Happy Old Age" in the upper-right corner, opposite "Infancy", in the lower-left corner, where the game started.
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1870s
'The Bee Hive of Fun'
THE BEEHIVE OF FUN
A highly amusing Game of Forfeits and Characters for Evening Parties and Social Gatherings. The game comprises a folding board 18 by 18 inches, bound in fine cloth; the inside, representing the beehive, is an elegant lithograph in several brilliant colors; accompanied by a neat box containing various properties for the characters represented. With complete rules and directions. CLAXTON, REMSEN & HAFFELINGER, 624, 626, 628 MARKET ST., PHILADELPHIA. |
for Christmas 1877 Decordova & Gall advertised a wide selection of books, in the Gleaner, including -
'The Military Game of German Tactics'
The modern playmate, a book of games, sports and diversions,
John George Wood - 1875
PUFF AND DART. This is a weapon of warfare — and a terrible one, too — reduced to the condition of a toy. Strictly, the game consists in blowing a dart out of a tube like an enlarged pea-shooter at a target . . . .
John George Wood - 1875
PUFF AND DART. This is a weapon of warfare — and a terrible one, too — reduced to the condition of a toy. Strictly, the game consists in blowing a dart out of a tube like an enlarged pea-shooter at a target . . . .
1880s
1889 |
In 1889 Jamaica got somewhat caught up in the puzzle craze affecting the U.S.A. and other places -
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'Pigs in Clover' was actually the puzzle that had set off the craze in the States, but it seems to ha reached Jamaica later, after the 'Horse in Oats' puzzle.
1890s
A 'puzzle' used for advertising -
. . . . and 'Pigs in Clover' still around - in Cody's Store on Harbour Street -
Sam Loyd's famous 'Get Off the Earth' puzzle -