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19th century in games
Summary
see also:
18th century in games
,
1900s in games
Games released or invented in the 19th century
edit
The Mansion of Happiness
(1843) ~ the first commercially produced game in the
US
Bell and Hammer
(
c.
1850
)
The Game of Authors
(1861)
Snakes and ladders
(1870)
Game of the District Messenger Boy, or Merit Rewarded
(1886)
Messenger Boy
(1886)
Game of the Telegraph Boy
(1888)
Chinese Checkers
(
c.
1893
) ~ derived from Halma
Ludo
(1896)
Reversi
(1898) also branded as
Annexion
or
Annexation
.
Significant games-related events in the 19th century
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The
Milton Bradley Company
is founded in
Springfield, Massachusetts
(1860).
E.G. Selchow & Co. founded (1867), later changing its name to
Selchow and Righter
(1880).
Parker Brothers
founded by George S. Parker (1883).