The Premium Game LOGOMACHY
or War of Words
RARE Vintage Game
70 Cards and Instruction Sheet
c1889. McLoughlin Bros., New York
VERY GOOD condition.

GAME DETAILS:
Game Title : The Premium Game LOGOMACHY or War of Words
Maker : McLoughlin Bros., New York
Date : c1889
Copyright : 1889, McLoughlin Bros.
Original Copyright : 1874, F. A. Wright
Box : Maroon covered wooden box with gold titles and decoration.
Box Size : 6 3/8” x 4 7/8” x 1 1/4”
Weight : 8 oz.
Number of Cards : 70
Instructions : 4 pages

ABOUT THE GAME
McLoughlin Brothers’ Logomachy: Or War of Words debuted at the 1874 Cincinnati Industrial Exposition, where it won a Highest Premium (or silver medal) for best new parlor game.
        The rules are similar to the card game casino, and would have been familiar to players of the time. And they’re easy to pick up for modern players, too! Cards are printed with individual letters of the alphabet (and charming illustrations—this 1889 version has children in 18th century costume), and the object is to collect as many cards as possible by forming words. Unlike Scrabble, where you try to use as many letters from your hand as you can, in Logomachy you can only use one at a time. The suspense comes in declaring your intention to form a word, and racing your opponents to be the first to finish, before one of them claims your word and all the points. Uncommon letters like Q, Z, X, and J are Prize Cards, and contribute to higher scores.

ABOUT THE CARDS
There are 70 cards present with this game. The rules call for 72 cards. So, 2 cards are missing. There is creasing to 4 cards and one card has a torn-off lower right corner. (See the last photo). Here is a list of the 70 cards that come with the game:

A (6) — B (3) — C (3) — D (3) — E (6) — F (2) — G (2) — H (1) — I (6) — J (1-Prize) — K (1-Prize) — L (2) — M (2) — N (2) — O {6) — P (2) — Q (1-Double Prize) — R (3) — S (2) — T (2) — U (6) — V (1-Prize) — W (2) — X (1-Prize) — Y (3) — Z (1-Double Prize)

CONDITION
VERY GOOD. The box shows wear for age. It is a wooden box wrapped in maroon material. The gold titles and decoration on the box cover show some wear. The 70 letter tiles cards are in very good condition with the exception of 4 that have some creasing and one card has a torn-off lower right corner. The instructions have age tanning. Overall in very good condition.

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