Kargo (Padded Box Editions)

"Kargo", Card Golf

First Published: circa 1937, Castell Brothers Ltd. London

Illustrator or Designer: Bruce Angrave

Contents: 53 Cards, Introduction to the Game + Rules Booklet

Kargo Pepys Padded Box Edition, Top with Text in Green

Kargo Pepys card: Holed Approach

There are 53 cards as follows:

Drive (200, 220, 240) - 3

Brassie (180, 190, 200) - 3

Spoon (170, 180, 190) - 3

Iron (160, 170, 180) - 3

Mashie (20, 40, 60, 80, 100,120, 140, 150) - 8

Mashie-Niblick (20, 40, 60, 80) - 4

Niblick ( 10, 20, 30, 40) - 4

Putt - 10

Sliced to Rough- 1

Pulled to Rough- 1

Out of Bounds- 1

Lost Ball- 1

Stream- 1

Bunker - 2

Bad Bunker - 2

Missed Putt - 2

Stymie - 1

Sunk Putt - 2

Holed Approach - 1

Represented below are examples of each card design, without the different distances, the Kum-Bak article on Collecting Pepys shows every card in the pack.

Kargo Pepys example cards 1

Kargo Pepys example cards 2

Bruce Angrave's original designs have been augmented with green on the course and the green and red card backs are new with the Pepys device in the centre.

Edward VIII stamps from a booklet pane featuring an advert for Kargo. Issued in 1936.

Magazine adverts for Kargo from 1937 (l) and 1938 (r).

Rex Pitts' feature on the Story of Pepys Games, at WOPC, is well worth reading for the background to the game.

Game & Version Details

	​Kargo Pepys Padded Box Edition Red, Box Contents
	​Kargo Pepys Padded Box Edition, Top with Text in Red
	​​Kargo Pepys Padded Box Edition Green, Box Contents
	​​Kargo Pepys Padded Box Edition, Top with Text in Green
	​​Kargo Pepys Padded Box Edition Bronze?Box Contents The sealed pack is red-backed. I am not sure if the metallic print on the box has degraded or was meant to be this bronze colour.
	​​Kargo Pepys Padded Box Edition, Top with Text in Bronze or degraded Red Metallic print?
	​​​​Kargo Pepys Padded Box, Crossed Clubs, Cream, Cream Rules with Red Lettering - Box Contents
	​​Kargo Pepys Padded Box, Crossed Clubs, Cream, Cream Rules with Red Lettering. I have only seen this style of rule book with the red box above.
	​​Kargo Pepys Padded Box Cream, Crossed Clubs, Cream Rules with Red Lettering - Rules Front. I have only seen this style of rule book with the cream box above.
	​​Kargo Pepys Padded Box Cream, Crossed Clubs, Cream Rules with Red Lettering - Rules Front. Games Advertised: Famo Speed Snow White Chase the Enemy Kargo Belisha Progress Mickey's Fun Fair The Crime Club Spelso
	​​Kargo Pepys Padded Box Edition Red with Crossed Clubs, Box Contents
	​​Kargo Pepys Padded Box Edition, Red Top with Crossed Clubs & Text in Gold
	​Kargo Pepys Padded Box Red, Red Rules with Gold Lettering. I have only seen this style of rule book with the red box above.
	​Kargo Pepys Padded Box Red, Red Rules Back Games Advertised: Jack of All Trades Snow White Kargo Belisha Progress Mickey's Fun Fair The Crime Club Anagrams
	Kargo Pepys - Rules Front The back of the rule book has no print. This style of rule book is found in all Padded Box versions on this page except for the Red and Cream "Crossed Clubs" box designs.
	​Kargo Pepys - Card Back Red
	​​Kargo Pepys - Card Back Green
	Kargo Pepys Padded Box Editions- Box Back with Title Card. All the packs on this page use the same title card.