THE GAME OF
HAPPY FAMILIES.

Instructions.

THE players to be seated round the table, and the cards to be dealt to the players in rotation. A pool is to be formed by each player contributing three counters. The player to the left of the dealer commences by asking any one of the players for a character he is short of ; for instance, if he hold in his hand one or more of the characters, he should endeavour to complete the family, and when he has done so he places it face downwards as a trick on the table. If he ask for a character and the player asked has it not, the latter replies "Not at Home," and then it becomes his turn to ask for a character from either of the players. A player obtaining from another the character he asks for is thereby entitled to ask again for another character from any player until he receives the reply "Not at Home." The game proceeds in this manner until all the families are completed, when the player who holds the greatest number of tricks becomes entitled to half the POOL. A player cannot ask for any character unless he hold a member of the family in his hand, and each player is bound to produce the character asked for if he have it. The second part of the game is continued only by those players who have taken one or more tricks, and is played thus :—The player who holds the greatest number of tricks asks any player who he thinks holds it for a complete family ; if he have it not, the right of asking for a trick is transferred to him, and so the game goes on until one of the players gets all the families into his hand, when he becomes the WINNER, and thereby entitled to the remaining half of the pool.

The following are the Names of the Families.

BUN THE BAKER.
BLOCK THE BARBER.
BONES THE BUTCHER.
BUNG THE BREWER.

CHIP THE CARPENTER.
DIP THE DYER.
DOSE THE DOCTOR.
GRITS THE GROCER.

POTS THE PAINTER.
SOOT THE SWEEP.
TAPE THE TAILOR.

[Entered at Stationers' Hall.]

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HAPPY FAMILIES, 44 grotesque characters, 1s.

THE BRIDE, 48 Cards of field flowers, beautifully coloured, 1s.

MAY DAY, 96 Cards, a New Round Floral Game, 1s.

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HAPPY FAMILIES.

Instructions.

The players to be seated round the table, and the cards to be dealt to the players in rotation. A pool is to be formed by each player contributing three counters. The player to the left of the dealer commences by asking any one of the players for a character he is short of; for instance, if he hold in his hand one or more of the characters, he should endeavour to complete the family, and when he has done so he places it face downwards as a trick on the table. If he ask for a character and the player asked has it not, the latter replies "Not at Home," and then it becomes his turn to ask for a character from either of the players. A player obtaining from another the character he asks for is thereby entitled to ask again for another character from any player until he receives the reply "Not at Home." The game proceeds in this manner until all the families are completed, when the player who holds the greatest number of tricks becomes entitled to half the POOL. A player cannot ask for any character unless he hold a member of the family in his hand, and each player is bound to produce the character asked for if he have it. The second part of the game is continued only by those players who have taken one or more tricks, and is played thus:—The player who holds the greatest number of tricks asks any player who he thinks holds it for a complete family; if he have it not, the right of asking for a trick is transferred to him, and so the game goes on until one of the players gets all the families into his hand, when he becomes the WINNER, and thereby entitled to the remaining half of the pool.

The following are the Names of the Families :

Bun the Baker.

Block the Barber.

Bones the Butcher.

Bung the Brewer.

Chip the Carpenter.

Dip the Dyer.

Dose the Doctor.

Grits the Grocer.

Pots the Painter.

Soot the Sweep.

Tape the Tailor.

[ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL.