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Card game:Game of Familiar Quotations from Popular Authors

McLoughlin Brothers1893

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester , United States

The card game Authors originated in Salem, Massachusetts in 1861, first published by G. M. Whipple and A.A. Smith. Parker Brothers published a version in 1897. The simple matching type game encourages players to learn which author wrote specific titles. The player with the most matched sets of titles by each author at the end of the game wins. Authors was a perennial family favorite game from its beginning and versions are still produced today. Over the years the game has broadened to include women authors, composers, explorers, inventors, and sports figures.

This McLoughlin Brothers version of Authors is similar to others in the museum collection. It differs from usual Authors games in that players must recognize authors' quotations, not just book titles.

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  • Title: Card game:Game of Familiar Quotations from Popular Authors
  • Creator: McLoughlin Brothers
  • Date Created: 1893
  • Location: New York, NY
  • Subject Keywords: author
  • Type: Card Games
  • Medium: printed cardstock, paper, cardboard
  • Object ID: 107.2702
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