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Victorian Parlour Games Chronicle Books

Victorian Parlour Games By Chronicle Books

Victorian Parlour Games by Chronicle Books


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Summary

Bring a piece of history into your game night with this collection of fun and playable Victorian-era party games.

Victorian Parlour Games Summary

Victorian Parlour Games: A Modern Hosts Guide to Classic Fun for Everyone by Chronicle Books

Bring a piece of history into your game night with this collection of fun and playable Victorian-era party games.

Victorian Parlour Games is a beautifully designed and compact hardcover volume full of the classic, often silly, games played in the late 19th century. The Victorians loved fun and played hundreds and hundreds of party games. This endlessly delightful party games book collects some of the very best for your reference and pleasure.

The irresistible combination of recognizable favorites and unexpected amusements includes:
  • Charades
  • Taboo
  • Twenty Questions
  • Laughing Game
  • Fictionary
  • Blindmans Bluff
  • Forfeits
  • The Ministers Cat
  • Pass the Slipper
  • Are you there, Moriarty?
  • Elephants Foot Umbrella Stand
  • Throwing the Smile
  • Squeak Piggy Squeak
  • Kims Game
  • Blowing the Feather
  • and many more!

Each entry provides the original name of the game, any alternate names, the rules, and a brief history, complete with fun facts, notable connections (i.e., mentioned in a Charles Dickens novel, named after a Rudyard Kipling book, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, etc.), and what we call it today if the name has changed. Illustrations sprinkled throughout add to the fun and historical appeal of this unique game book, perfect for gifting or collecting.

About Chronicle Books

Ned Wolfe is a queer author and artist whose subjects are heroes, health, and history. He lives in Cambridge, MA surrounded by books, plants, and projects in various stages of completion. Ned swore an oath to protect the Bodleian Library, and he takes that very seriously.

Additional information

NGR9781797231006
9781797231006
1797231006
Victorian Parlour Games: A Modern Hosts Guide to Classic Fun for Everyone by Chronicle Books
New
Hardback
Chronicle Books
2024-10-24
208
N/A
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