{"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":"2026-05-08T13:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:35:39","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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>c. 1910, John Jaques &amp; Son, Ltd., London, England.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite its educational themes, <em>The Counties of England &#8211;<\/em>&nbsp;which requires players to match cards into sets &#8211; more closely resembles modern matching games like <em>Go Fish!<\/em> or <em>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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\/04\/The-Counties-of-England.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1317\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/The-Counties-of-England.jpg\" alt=\"The Counties of England. A Geographical Game. \" class=\"wp-image-430\"\/><\/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-5 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=\"1331\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"907\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Counties-of-England_097md.jpg\" alt=\"Rules for the Game of the Counties of England\" class=\"wp-image-907\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1382\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"908\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Counties-of-England_098md.jpg\" alt=\"Rules for the Game of the Counties of England\" class=\"wp-image-908\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1373\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"909\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Counties-of-England_099md.jpg\" alt=\"Rules for the Game of the Counties of England\" class=\"wp-image-909\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Counties-of-England_100md.jpg\" alt=\"Rules for the Game of the Counties of England\" class=\"wp-image-910\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1262\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2019\/04\/Counties-of-England_096md.jpg\" alt=\"Red line drawing of the British Isles\" class=\"wp-image-906\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>c. 1910, John Jaques &amp; Son, Ltd., London, England. Despite its educational themes, The Counties of England &#8211;&nbsp;which requires players to match cards into sets &#8211; more closely resembles modern matching games like Go Fish! or Old Maid rather than quiz games. Its simplicity proved popular: The game was introduced in 1866 and continued to <a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/limangames\/the-counties-of-england-a-geographical-game-2nd-series\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  The Counties of England. 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