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The Liman Collection of Board Games and Puzzles

Willy’s Walk to See Grandmamma

1869, A. N. Myers & Co., London, England.

In the morality-themed games popular in the 19th century, a player is usually rewarded for doing good and penalized for behaving badly. But Willy’s Walk is unusual for the genre: Players can be rewarded for laziness and made to miss turns for good deeds.

23. Give a poor child an apple and miss one turn.

Gift of Ellen Liman ‘57