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Horse Racing To-night
Horse Racing To-night, "Six Events With All the Thrills of the Real Course" Pepys Series and M.J.C. First Published: Circa 1946, Pepys Series & M.J.C. Illustrator or Designer: M.J.C. Contents: 1 Board, 6 Plastic Horses (with wooden or integrated stands), 3 cardboard Fences with wooden or brass stands, 2 Shakers and 4 dice (in various combinations of aluminium and wooden dice, spotted and/or coloured), 1 Rules Booklet or Sheet. The four sets I have used to illustrate this en
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Aug 19, 2023


Horsie Horsie (Eight & Twelve Track Editions)
Horsie Horsie, Pepys Series First Published: 1946, Pepys Series Illustrator or Designer: M.J.C. Contents: 8 Track Edition: 8 Different Playing Boards, 1 Check Board, 120 Check Board Counters, 32 Player Counters, 1 Bag & Rules Sheet. 12 Track Edition: 12 Different Playing Boards, 1 Check Board, 120 Check Board Counters, 48 Player Counters, 1 Bag & Rules Booklet. Horsie Horsie - Eight Track Edition Box Top Horsie Horsie - Twelve Track Edition Box Top . Horsie Horsie - Eigh
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Aug 19, 2023


Home Cricket (Big Box & Portfolio Editions)
Home Cricket, Pepys Series First Published: Pepys Series, circa 1946 Illustrator or Designer: Not Credited (Possibly M.J.C.) Contents: Big Box Edition - Board, 1 Wooden "Ball", 1 Wooden Die, 1 Shaker, Rules, Scoring Book. Portfolio Edition - Board, Rules, Scoring Book in a canvas wallet. Home Cricket - Big Box Top Home Cricket - Portfolio Front Home Cricket - Big Box Board Home Cricket - Big Box Board Home Cricket - Big Box Die, Shaker & Ball Home Cricket - Big Box Scoring Bo
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Aug 19, 2023


Five-A-Side
Five-A-Side, The NEW Soccer Game of SKILL, Pepys Series & M.J.C. First Published: Pepys Series, An M.J.C. Game, circa 1947 Illustrator or Designer: M.J.C. (& Lithesk?) Contents: 1 Board, 2 Teams (Red & Blue) of 5 Lead or Lead Alloy Players, 1 Rules Sheet. Five-A-Side - Box Lid Five-A-Side - Board Back Five-A-Side - Board Five-A-Side - Blue and Red Teams of 5 Lead or Lead Alloy Players Five-A-Side - Rules Five-A-Side - Board Illustration Detail "Lithesk" I have not been able
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Aug 19, 2023


The Marine Jockey Commission (M.J.C.) & Pepys Games
The Marine Jockey Commission was formed by Merchant Seamen held as Prisoners of War in Germany during World War II. They provided sporting entertainment for their fellow prisoners and raised over £3,000 for the British Red Cross whilst still in captivity. Their most popular game involved an elaborate indoor version of Horse Racing and the Camp Race Nights attracted enormous crowds of fellow prisoners and turned a good profit. In a nod to their naval origins and equine interes
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Aug 19, 2023


Pocket Bridge - Devised by Harold Thorne
Pocket Bridge - Devised by Harold Thorne, Introductory Set With 12 Deals by Ely Culbertson, Pepys Series
First Published: circa 1939

Pete Berthoud
Jan 6, 2023


Pepys' Aircraft Recognition Cards of World War II
Three different sets of Official Aircraft Recognition cards issued by British Military Authorities during World War II, 1941, 1942, 1945

Peter Berthoud
Nov 3, 2022


Turnover
Turnover, New Letter Game, Pepys SeriesFirst Published: c 1939, Pepys SeriesIllustrator or Designer: Not Credited Contents: 2 Envelopes

Peter Berthoud
Oct 10, 2022


Spelso
Spelso - Compendium of Spelling Games, With Anagrams & Crosswords, Pepys Series
First Published: c 1940, Pepys Series
Illustrator or Design

Peter Berthoud
Oct 10, 2022


Anagrams Crosswords
Anagrams Crosswords - A Compendium of Games, Pepys Series
First Published: circa 1939, Pepys Series
Illustrator or Designer: Not credited

Peter Berthoud
Oct 10, 2022


Bottleneck
Bottleneck, Pepys Series
First Published: circa 1945, Pepys Series
Illustrator or Designer: Ern Shaw credited

Peter Berthoud
Oct 4, 2022


Snooker
Snooker, Pepys Series
First Published: circa 1940, Pepys Series
Illustrator or Designer: Not Credited

Peter Berthoud
Sep 22, 2022


Combat
Combat, Pepys Series
First Published: circa 1939
Designer: Not Credited but "issued with permission of the publishers of 'Jutland' ".

Peter Berthoud
Sep 22, 2022


Housing Drive (Big & Small Box Editions)
Housing Drive (Big & Small Box Editions) First Published: circa 1946, Pepys Series Games, North Wallace Street, Glasgow & Bow Street London

Peter Berthoud
Sep 18, 2022


Dingbats Dominoes
Dingbats Dominoes, A Novel Game for Boys and Girls,
First Published: circa 1939, Pepys Series
Illustrator or Designer: Ern Shaw

Peter Berthoud
Sep 3, 2022


Gulliver's Travels
"Gulliver's Travels"
First Published: 1940, Anonymous
Illustrator or Designer: Based on the Paramount Film of the same name.44 Cards + R

Peter Berthoud
Aug 10, 2022


England Expects
England Expects
First Published: 1939 c, Anonymous
Illustrator or Designer: Not credited but assistance is acknowledged (see rules).

Peter Berthoud
Aug 10, 2022


Belisha (Wartime Editions)
Belisha Card Game, Pepys Series 1941
(The Red and Green backed packs of cards) Contents: 53 Cards + Rules Booklet

Peter Berthoud
Aug 10, 2022


Crime Club
Peter Cheyney's Crime Club Card Game
The twin Purple and Green versions were both published in 1939 and are not separate editions

Peter Berthoud
Aug 10, 2022


Dumbo
Walt Disney's Dumbo Card Game, Pepys Series
First Published: 1941 c, Pepys Series

Peter Berthoud
Aug 10, 2022
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