Scrabble, Monopoly, and Clue

Vintage Board Game Bookshelf Collection

Three of the Most Popular Classic Board Games in Elegant Style in One Collection

Scrabble Vintage Bookshelf Edition

The Classic Word Creation Board Game

by WS Game Company

The Game:

In the 1930's, during the Depression, an unemployed architect named Alfred M. Butts invented a boardgame using letter tiles and a scoring system. He first called it Lexico and then Criss Cross Words, but it remained relatively unknown until he teamed with entrepreneur James Bruno, who trademark the name Scrabble. The newly named game first rolled off the production line in 1948 and has been wildly successful ever since.

Every Letter Counts: Scrabble is the ultimate crossword game in which every letter counts. Grab your friends and take turns forming words on the board. After playing your turn, count the value of all the letters in every new word that you formed. Don't forget the bonus points for placing letters on premium squares. Double letter - Triple word. It's all about playing words on the high-scoring hotspots to get ahead. Played a Q on a triple-letter score? Your score just got a lot bigger. Use all your 7 tiles in one turn, and score a whopping 50 points in addition to your word score! Knowing the rules and a few tricks will help you to score more points and improve your chances of winning. At the end of the game, the player with the highest score wins.

This Edition:

This Vintage Bookshelf Edition of SCRABBLE was inspired by the vintage graphics of the original 1948 game. The game designers have created an elegant storage method that allows you to store this game and all its components on your bookshelf among the classics. The addition of premium game components create a classic to be enjoyed for generations to come.

Contents: The game box is a fabric-wrapped book with integrated storage. A themed slipcase covers and protects the game box. Inside you'll find a vintage game board with graphics inspired by the 1948 edition and the following accessories: 100 wood Scrabble letter tiles, 4 Scrabble letter tile racks, fabric tile pouch, score pad, pencil, and instructions.

Bookshelf case (box) weighs 38.3 oz and Measures: 10.625 x 8.375 x 2.63 inches

Game board measures 15.25 x 14 x .125 inches when unfolded for gameplay, 7 x 5.25 x 0.50 inches when folded for storage

Letter tiles measure 0.75 x .6875 inches

Officially Licensed by Hasbro. Designed in Massachusetts by WS Game Company. Produced in China.

Appropriate For 2 to 4 Players, Ages 8 and Up

Features:

Elegant Design for Open Bookshelf Display - Bookshelf case measures 10.625 x 8.375 x 2.63 inches
Vintage game board with graphics inspired by the 1948 edition - Board measures 15.25 x 14.00 x 0.125 inches when unfolded for gameplay
100 Wood Scrabble Letter Tiles and 4 Letter Tile Racks - Letter Tiles Measure 0.75 x .6875 inches
Fabric Letter Tile Storage Pouch with Drawstring, Scorepad and Pencil
Appropriate for 2 to 4 Players, Ages 8 and Up

Monopoly Vintage Bookshelf Edition

The Classic Property Trading Board Game

by WS Game Company

The Game:

The game of Monopoly was first published by Parker Brothers in 1935. Since that time, millions of people across the globe have experienced the joy of passing "GO" and collecting $200 in their attempt to "Own It All."

Monopoly is a board game where players roll two six-sided dice to move around the game-board buying and trading properties, and develop them with houses and hotels. Players collect rent from their opponents, with the goal being to drive them into bankruptcy. Money can also be gained or lost through Chance and Community Chest cards, and tax squares; players can end up in jail, which they cannot move from until they have met one of several conditions.

Choose your token, place it on GO! and roll the dice to own it all! There can be only one winner in the Monopoly game. Will it be you?

This Edition:

This Vintage Bookshelf Edition of MONOPOLY was inspired by the vintage graphics of the 1935 game. The game designers have created an elegant storage method that allows you to store this game and all its components on your bookshelf among the classics. The addition of premium game components create a classic to be enjoyed for generations to come.

Contents:

The game box is a fabric-wrapped book with integrated storage. A themed slipcase covers and protects the game box. Inside you'll find a vintage game board with graphics inspired by the 1935 edition and the following accessories: 32 Green Wooden Houses, 12 Red Wooden Hotels, Vintage Chance, Community Chest, and Title Deed Cards, Monopoly Money, Removable Bankers tray, 2 Ivory-Colored Dice, and instructions.

Eight classic pewter player pieces (tokens) are included: Battleship, Boot, Cannon, Horse and Rider, Iron, Race Car, Scottie Dog, Thimble, Top Hat.

Weights and Measures:

Bookshelf case (box) weighs 41 oz with all contents stored inside and measures: 10.625 x 8.375 x 2.63 inches

Game board measures 18.5 x 18.25 x 0.125 inches when unfolded for game play, 9.25 x 6.00 x 0.50 inches when folded for storage.

Community Chest and Chance Cards Measure 3 x 1.5 inches, Title Deed Cards Measure 3 x 2.625 inches, Monopoly Money Measures 3.75 x 1.625 inches

Officially Licensed by Hasbro. Designed in Massachusetts by WS Game Company. Produced in China.

Appropriate For 2 to 8 Players, Ages 8 and Up

Features:

Elegant Design for Open Bookshelf Display - Bookshelf case measures 10.63 x 8.38 x 2.63 inches
Vintage game board with graphics inspired by the 1935 edition - Board measures 18.5 x 18.25 x 0.125 inches when unfolded for gameplay
Eight classic pewter player pieces (tokens) are included: Battleship, Boot, Cannon, Horse and Rider, Iron, Race Car, Scottie Dog, Thimble, Top Hat.
Vintage Chance, Community Chest, and Title Deed Cards, Monopoly Money, Removable Bankers Tray
32 Green Wooden Houses, 12 Red Wooden Hotels, 2 Ivory-Colored Dice, and Instructions.
Appropriate For 2 to 8 Players, Ages 8 and Up

Clue Vintage Bookshelf Edition

The Classic Murder Mystery Board Game

by WS Game Company

The Game:

In 1944, a retired clerk in England, named Anthony Pratt invented a game called “Murder”. Mr. Pratt brought the concept to Waddington’s games in Leeds, England, who begin producing it in 1949.

Parker Brothers bought the US rights to the game in 1949 and sold it under the name Clue. Since that time, millions of people have endeavored to solve the age old question: “Was it Colonel Mustard in the kitchen with the candlestick?”

There’s a mystery that needs solving, and you’re just the detective to do it. One murder…6 suspects. In this suspenseful murder mystery game, players have to find out who's responsible for murdering Mr. Boddy of Tudor Mansion in his own home. Get the scoop on the mansion's rooms, weapons and guests and start detecting! Was it Plum with the wrench in the library? Or Green with the candlestick in the study? Eliminate information throughout the game in this classic whodunit. The gameboard has rooms to move in and secret passages to navigate faster, and if you’re a super sleuth you can keep track of the clues with your Detective Notepad and solve the case! When the case is solved, you can store all the cards and parts in the bookshelf case – until the next murder!

This Edition:

This Vintage Bookshelf Edition of Clue was inspired by the vintage graphics of the 1949 game. The game designers have created an elegant storage method that allows you to store this game and all its components on your bookshelf among the classics

The addition of premium game components create a classic to be enjoyed by crime solvers for years to come.

Contents: Fabric-wrapped book with integrated storage, Vintage game board, Wood movers with die cast bases, Die cast weapons, 6 pencils, Vintage cards, Envelope and pad of Detective Notes, Ivory colored die, Instructions

Bookshelf case measures 10.63 x 8.38 x 2.63 inches

Game Board Measures 18.5 x 18.25 inches when unfolded for game play, folds up for storage in the bookshelf case

Officially Licensed by Hasbro. Designed in Massachusetts. Produced in China.

Appropriate For 3 to 6 Players, Age 8 and Up

Features:

Fabric-wrapped book with integrated storage - Bookshelf case measures 10.63 x 8.38 x 2.63 inches
Vintage Game Board with graphics inspired by the 1949 edition - measures 18.5 x 18.25 inches when unfolded for game play
Wood Movers with Die Cast Bases, Die Cast Weapons, 6 pencils, Vintage Cards, Envelope
Pad of Detective Notes, Ivory-colored Die, and Instructions
Appropriate For 3 to 6 Players, Age 8 and Up

WHAT'S THE STORY?

We sell hundreds of this item every month through a variety of marketplaces. It's a fabric-wrapped linen book with a cardboard slipcover. Not all of them make it all the way to the customer in 100% absolutely perfect, dent-free, crease-free shape. Many buyers are purchasing this item for a decorative purpose, so any imperfection that might show on their bookcase is unacceptable to them, and rightly so.

But, we're generally talking about very small imperfections, often limited to the slipcover. Purely cosmetic and mostly small.

So, what to do with these perfectly good items? Sell them on the cheap, of course. So, here we are...

PRODUCT CONDITION:

This item was previously sold as new and returned to us. The item will have been opened and no retail wrappings will be present. We screen out anything that we would not be comfortable with selling. Products that show signs of use, contaminants, etc, are screened out and not sold. If we have to give the thing a scrub, it's not going to get resold. Thankfully this is a rare item. For our safety and yours, those get disposed of, not sold.

The physical condition of the item will be good to like new. There may be minor creases or dents or surface imperfections. Items with serious damage or major cosmetic issues are never sold. All the accessories that are part of the game(s) are included.

The images in the gallery are stock images. I know you want to ask us for photos of the specific item. We can't do it. We don't have the time. It's too costly. We're offering this item for less than our cost and for a massive discount compared to regular retail. We just want them in the hands of someone who wants one, not in a landfill, which is what so many other merchants do with their returns.

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