Pinocchio

Pinocchio, Pepys Series

First Published: 1940, Pepys Series

Illustrator or Designer: After Walt Disney Studios

Contents: 45 Cards + Rules leaflet

Pinocchio Box Front With Thumb Cut

There are 5 sets of 9 cards. All cards feature characters from the films and a letter. Each set individually spells "Pinocchio" and tells part of the story. The sets letters are coloured: Red, Black, Green, Blue and Orange.

With 2 letter Cs, 2 Is & 2 Os there is scope to reorder parts of the story.

Pinocchio cards: The Red Set

Pinocchio cards: The Black Set

Pinocchio cards: The Green Set

Pinocchio cards: The Blue Set

Pinocchio cards: The Orange Set

The game is based on the classic Walt Disney animated film Pinocchio but this fact is not promoted on the box. "Walt Disney - Mickey Mouse Ltd" only gets a one line mention in the rules and the "Disney sketches" upon which the game is based are only mentioned in a small advert.

The only "branding" is the "Pepys Series" device on the box. There is no mention of Castell Brothers or their address in the rules but several Pepys games are advertised on the back cover and on an inside fold. In contemporary press advertising Castell Brothers were credited as the publishers.

Pinocchio Contemporary Press Advert

Game & Version Details

	Pinocchio - Card Back
	Pinocchio - Rules Front
	Pinocchio - Rules Back Games Advertised: Kargo Belisha Progress Mickey's Fun Fair Crime Club Peter Pan Spelso
	​Pinocchio - Rules, Inside Fold "British Throughout Pre-War Prices" Games Advertised Zigs FAMO Speed Turnover Combat Snow White Pinocchio Chase the Enemy
	​Pinocchio - Box Back
	Pinocchio - Box Top "Alluring Entertainment"
	Pinocchio - Box Side Left "King of Card Games"
	Pinocchio - Box Base "British Manufacture"
	Pinocchio - Box Side Right "An Old Favourite in a New Setting"
	​Pinocchio - Box Front With Flap