Board game - Jungle King

Object: Board game

Place of origin: England, Great Britain (published)
Date: 1950s (published)
Artist/Maker: John Waddington ltd. (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques: Printed card
Credit Line: Given by Mrs M. Tomalin
Museum number: MISC.820-1986
Gallery location: In Storage

Public access description

The game is a form of draughts with players starting with eight counters each. The counters are each numbered and show an animal's head
on a black or red ground. The players must attempt to capture or trap their opponent's markers without being caught. The 'water' must be
circumnavigated, and any markers landing in it are removed from play. The den is a safe area.
Descriptive line
Printed card board game, Jungle King, made in England by John Waddington in the 1950s
Physical description
Design: chromolithograph on card showing a jungle scene with `water' in the centre, a den and three traps at each end
No. of squares: ?
Squares illustrated: some
Square numbering: n/a
Squares titled: n/a
Subject of starting square: traps and number spots at ends
Subject of ending square: opposite ends
Museum number
MISC.820-1986
Object history note
The players must attempt to capture or trap their opponent's markers without being caught. The water must be circumnativicated; any markers
landing in it are removed from play. The den is a safe area.
The box shows an illustration of a lion.
Historical context note
Rewards: forward movement
Forfeits: backward movement
No. of Players: 2
Equipment required: 16 counters, each numbered and showing an animal's head on black or red.
Rules:
The den, traps and 8 numbered positions which correspond to the `animal' counters are at each end and the players start with 8 markers each.
It is a form of draughts.

Rules placement: in the box

URL
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O26146/jungle-king-board-game-john-waddington-ltd/