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Wallis & Son · 1814
Wallis's New Game of Universal History and Chronology
Rating
3.5
/10
Votes
2
Weight
0.0
/5
Players
2–12
Time
30
min
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Description
A roll-and-move racing game with 138 spaces illustrating persons and events from history in chronological order. In the centre of the gameboard one can see a depiction of George, the Prince Regent, later George IV. The game was accompanied by a 34 page booklet of rules and specifics regarding the "chronology of the most remarkable events from the creation to the present time." The book of rules was printed by F. Vigurs, 14 York Street, Covent Garden. An event 604 A.D.: The first church of St. Paul built in London by Ethelbert. An event 1804: Buonaparte crowned Emperor of the French.
Categories
Educational
Mechanics
Roll / Spin and Move
Designers
John Wallis (II)