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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


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


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


Picture Dominoes (Nursery Rhyme Favourites)
Nursery Rhyme Favourites, Picture Dominoes, The Sucessor to Dingbats Dominoes, Pepys Series
First Published: circa 1946

Peter Berthoud
Sep 3, 2022
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