Our National Ball Game [board game], ca. 1887

Summary

Creator:

McGill & Delany

Abstract:

Our National Ball Game is a foldable game board with two dice, eight counters, and instructions on how to play this board game version of baseball.

Extent:

1 box

Language:

English

Authors:

Finding aid created by Lauren Seroka

Background

Scope and Content:

Our National Ball Game is a foldable game board with two dice, eight counters, and instructions on how to play this board game version of baseball. Printed on the board is a colored sketch of two teams playing baseball in a stadium and an advertisement that the game is "a delightful entertainment for Old & Young." Two teams take turns rolling the dice, and the numbers on the dice correspond with various baseball plays. Like the game of baseball, after nine rounds, the team with the most runs wins the game.

Biographical / Historical:

McGill & Delany of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania first published this game in 1886, and patented it in 1887. McGill & Delany's game is one of the earliest versions of dice-baseball.

Acquisition Information:

1992. P-1577.5 .

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Prints shelf.
Baseball--1880-1890.
Board games--1880-1890.

Formats:

Gameboards.