Some websites have an FAQ section (Frequently Asked Questions). We don’t get enough repeat questions to have an FAQ, but this page will serve as our IAQ – Infrequently Asked Questions. We’ll post questions here for which we have been able to find the answers, and questions that we hope readers might respond to. If you have a one-of-a-kind question, send it to us: games at the big game hunter dot com [use "@" and "." and remove spaces].
Peacock Puzzles
Barrie Hudson-Peacock, an English jigsaw puzzle collector, is looking for information about jigsaw puzzles made by his ancestor Edward James Peacock in the US between about 1853 and 1860. Edward James Peacock started the Peacock firm in 1853, and then handed it over to his son William about 1861.Barrie Hudson-Peacock is trying to document these very early Peacock puzzles for his research. If anyone knows anything about such puzzles, please contact Barrie directly at beejhp at aol dot com.
Checkered Game of Life
I have questions about a couple of games I acquired…One is THE CHECKERED GAME OF LIFE, but it’s by D.B. Brooks…The board doesn’t look like any of the examples in Malloy’s book (in terms of coloration), and the back of the board lists many other games that D.B. Brooks apparently sold. Just wondering if they was a jobber for Milton Bradley, or if Brooks really
invented the game….
Empire – The Game of Conquest
The other item is called EMPIRE- THE GAME OF CONQUEST, and surprisingly,it’s by Knapp Electric of Indiana…I just have the board, but it appears to be a Risk-like game whereas different nations vie to rule the world using economic and military power. I’ve never heard of it, and wonder if this is something you’re familiar with…Seems like it would be a pivotal game, especially given the maker…
Thanks,
Desi Scarpone
Awaiting an answer…
Game Counter
Philippe Arschot, from Brussels, writes:
I recently bought a strange silver object in its original leather case.
There are german silver marks from the second part of the 18th century.
That seems to be a counter for a game.
Have you any idea how this counter was used and for which game ?
Thierry Depaulis, of Paris, answers:
Those piquet markers are not known before 1800. Therefore, this one, which shows “German silver marks from the second part of the 18th century” is extremely interesting!
Normally, on these counters, the number 100 is not provided, but here it is repeated four times.
The only comparable object I know of is a French marker, also of silver and using simple hinges, which was used both for Piquet and Quadrille (at right). The silver marks indicate Valence (Dept. Drôme, France), 1798-1809.
I have published an article (in French) on these Piquet (and Whist) markers as:
“Du piquet au whist : les marqueurs de jeu de cartes entre France et Grande-Bretagne”, in: The Playing-Card, Vol. 36, no. 2, Oct.-Dec. 2007, pp. 129-43.
