About

Collecting Pepys is a specialist site dedicated to the games produced by Pepys (Castell Bros) from the 1930s to the 1980s. It includes card games, board games, party games, jigsaws, envelope games and related ephemera.

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The collection covers pre-war, wartime and post-war periods. A significant focus is on games made and played during the Second World War, which provide a fascinating insight into Home Front life and popular entertainment of the era.

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All items shown on this site are from my own collection. The site is intended as a detailed reference resource for collectors, researchers and anyone with an interest in vintage British games.

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This site owes a huge debt to the late Rex Pitts, whose extensive knowledge and pioneering research on Pepys games have been invaluable to this project. My thanks also go to Malc Hutson for his generous help and contributions and to Lindsey Berthoud for her support.

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My wider writing on wartime games and other subjects can be found at peterberthoud.co.uk.

 

Peter Berthoud

May 2026

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