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Snap Card Game
Trumptonalia.
"Snap" card game,produced by Medallion Press in 1970.
If it's true that the simple pleasures in life really are the best,then I suppose "Snap" is pretty hard to beat.
And here we have the Camberwick version -allbeit an example with a very battered box.
And printed in Austria -which is worth mentioning solely because it's a country that I can't ever recall featuring in the production of any other UK toys or books of the period.
The set has 11 different picture cards,with 4 copies of each ie. 44 in total plus a blank.
The "blank" is the 1st one below.Although I've shown the reverse side,because it's what you'll find on the back of all 44.
Has "Snap" died a death ? I've no idea.
But if it hasn't I'd imagine it's probably slowly shuffling off into toy oblivion along with the likes of
Tiddlywinks and Snakes & Ladders.
And it looks like this particular example may well have struggled to capture the imagination even as far
back as 1970,simply because there was no follow-up Trumpton version.
And whilst it's a long way from being on Trumptonalia's "most endangered" list,
it's not nearly as easy-to-find as you might expect.
But if you're looking for a relatively cheap and colourful bit of Trumptonalia then look no further.
Items that feature stills from the series are always a bit easier to find a home for.
And,in this case,most appear to have been specially staged for the purpose too,rather than just lifted directly from the broadcast footage.
Footnote for trivia fans ....
.... the photo that appears on the front of the box was also used on the sleeve of one of the LP's as well as a book cover ... .... and the image was also flipped and used for the 1st set of cards below.
Click box for rules printed on the back
