{"id":62,"date":"2019-03-19T12:22:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T16:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2025-05-09T15:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T19:09:20","slug":"the-counties-of-england-a-geographical-game-2nd-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/the-counties-of-england-a-geographical-game-2nd-series\/","title":{"rendered":"The Counties of England. A Geographical Game. 2nd Series."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

c. 1910, John Jaques & Son, Ltd., London, England.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite its educational themes, The Counties of England –<\/em> which requires players to match cards into sets – more closely resembles modern matching games like Go Fish!<\/em> or Old Maid<\/em> rather than quiz games. Its simplicity proved popular: The game was introduced in 1866 and continued to be produced until at least 1940. New editions were made with updated information every few years; it is often possible to date cards by comparing the population numbers of counties with the relevant census information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gift of Ellen Liman \u201857<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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