{"id":29,"date":"2019-03-19T12:21:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T16:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:38:39","slug":"every-man-to-his-station-a-new-game","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/every-man-to-his-station-a-new-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Man to his Station. A New Game."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>1825, Edward Wallis, London, England.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This game illustrates the vocations that middle-class boys in the early 19th century could pursue. Occupations such as doctor, farmer, jockey, and soldier are depicted in a spiral around the board, which is a typical layout for race games. This board is also boldly self-referential: The central image features a group of boys using a teetotum to play this very game, which allows the oldest player to go first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gift of Ellen Liman \u201857<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/03\/Liman-VictorianGames-003-2-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1270\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/03\/Liman-VictorianGames-003-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;every man to his station&quot; game poster\" class=\"wp-image-111\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Images<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1072\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/03\/Liman-VictorianGames-326.jpg\" alt=\"Brown cardstock. Central image has male figures arrayed at various occupational tasks; a king is at top. Title in center.\" class=\"wp-image-142\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"941\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Every_Man_to_his_Station_05.jpg\" alt=\"explanation from the booklet for &quot;Every Man to His Station&quot;, page 5\" class=\"wp-image-714\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Every_Man_to_his_Station_06.jpg\" alt=\"explanation from the booklet for &quot;Every Man to His Station&quot;, page 7\" class=\"wp-image-715\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"953\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Every_Man_to_his_Station_07.jpg\" alt=\"explanation from the booklet for &quot;Every Man to His Station&quot;, page 9\" class=\"wp-image-716\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1825, Edward Wallis, London, England. This game illustrates the vocations that middle-class boys in the early 19th century could pursue. Occupations such as doctor, farmer, jockey, and soldier are depicted in a spiral around the board, which is a typical layout for race games. This board is also boldly self-referential: The central image features a <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/every-man-to-his-station-a-new-game\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Every Man to his Station. 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