A New Game.
Year: 1896

page_text: I HENRY ADAMS 48 Devonshire Road Greenwich S.E. Coal Merchant do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This game is played with sixteen small coloured balls (eight red and eight blue)
eight tin goals, coloured (four red & four blue) four metal spoons, coloured (two
red & two blue).
The goals are placed in two separate squares, and the balls are placed, four in
each of the opposite coloured goals.
The object of the game is to see which of the players can get them all into their
right coloured goals first; with the spoons; one side taking red spoons; and the
other blue; under the rules, and conditions as issued with the game.
HENRY ADAMS.
A New Game.
I, HENRY ADAMS, 48 Devonshire Road Greenwich London S.E. Coal
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
My game is played with sixteen bails eight goals, and four spoons.
The balls small wooden ones, about the size of golf balls, are coloured, eight
red, and eight blue.
The goals are similar to tin patty pans size 4 inches across; and are coloured,
four red, and four blue.
The spoons are the size of small tea spoons, and are coloured two red, and
two blue.
This game can be played by two or four players.
DIRECTIONS FOR TWO PLAYERS.
One player takes a red spoon, and the other a blue.
Place two small tables opposite to each other; at a few yards distance;
according to size of room.
Red stands by one table, and Blue by the other; each of them having the table
on their right; and facing the opposite table.
Place four goals on each table in the form of a square; at about a foot distant
from each other; put them alternately red, and blue.

page_text: At the table by which Red is standing, the front goal nearest to his right hand
should be a blue one; and at the opposite table where Blue stands, the front goal
nearest to his right should be a red.
Place four balls in each of the front goals; put the red balls in the blue goals,
and the blue balls in the red goals.
It will now be seen that all the balls are in the wrong coloured goals; and the
object of the game is to try which of the players can get them into their right
coloured goals first, in the following manner :-
At the word, "Go!" they each take up with their spoons a ball (their own
colour) from the table where they are standing, and carry it across to the empty
goal opposite, and return laden with another, putting that in the empty goal on
the side from which they started; and this they repeat four times until the balls
are all landed in their right goals.
The one who gets them all in first wins the game.
Two games out of three complete the set.
That is to say; if Red wins the first game, and Blue the second, the winner
of the next game wins the set; but if two following games are won by either,
that shall be considered a set.
RULES.
I. The spoon must not be allowed to touch the balls until the word "Go!"
is given.
II. After the start the balls must not be touched by the hand; if they drop
they must be picked up by the spoon only.
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III. Each player must keep their right course; so as to avoid a collision.
collision unavoidably should take place, it will not stop the game, but will be
played out, and the one who gets all the balls in goal first, will be declared the
winner.
DIRECTIONS FOR FOUR PLAYERS.
This game is played by two sets of partners who work together against their
opponents.
The same number of balls, and goals are used as in the single handed game; but
four spoons are used, two of the players taking Red, and two Blue.
The Reds take up their position, one at each table, facing one another, but not
exactly opposite, they each must have a front blue goal on their right.
The Blues also face one another in a similar way; but having the front red
goals on their right.
The game is then played the same as with two players; with the exception, that
there will only be two journeys to make instead of four.
The rules are the same as with the single handed game.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is novelty of idea :--
In the placing of the goals in the way above indicated; putting the balls into
the opposite colour goals; and conveying the balls by the spoon only, into their
right colour goals. The same to be done in the way of a race; the one getting
them all in first winning the game.
Dated this 23rd day of October 1896