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Players must start from the centre of the bottom margin and using the teetotum move along the roads in the direction determined by the spin. The teetotum is marked L F R B, for left, forward, right and back. A spin occurs at each cross roads and the first spin must be left, right or forward. Various rewards and forfeits are given along the roads and must be complied with. The roads have humorous names and are populated with little groups. The winner is the player who reaches the Conqueror's Castle first.","physicalDescription":"Design: lithograph, coloured by hand; 12 sections mounted on linen; showing a castle with roads leading to it.\nNo. of squares: ?\nSquares illustrated: all\nSquare numbering: none\nSquares titled: none\nSubject of starting square: cross roads at centre bottom \nSubject of ending square: castle at centre top","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Spooner, William","id":"A3457"},"association":{"text":"publisher","id":"AAT25574"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"Paper fiber product","id":"AAT14109"},{"text":"Linen","id":"AAT14069"}],"techniques":[{"text":"Hand-colouring","id":"AAT133555"},{"text":"Lithography","id":"AAT53271"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Hand coloured paper on linen","categories":[{"text":"Games","id":"THES48947"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"YVA","id":"THES48593"},"images":["2006AU6885","2006BG2366","2006AU3631"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"006","id":"THES323870"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Board game with slip cover","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"published","id":"x30682"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1837-1846","earliest":"1837-01-01","latest":"1846-12-31"},"association":{"text":"published","id":"x30682"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"22.25","unit":"in","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"16.75","unit":"in","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"It is played in a similar way to The Cottage of Content, E. 1785-1954.\nWilliam Spooner was at the address between 1837 and 1846.  The original imprint would be prior to 1836 and this is a later impression.\n\nSheet marked Entered at Stationers' Hall","historicalContext":"Rewards: receipt of counters and forward movement; given on the playing sheet as the marker is moved\nForfeits: payment of counters and backward movement; given on the playing sheet as the marker is moved.\nNo. of Players: any\nEquipment required: teetotum marked L F R B (left, forward, right back); marker for each player; counters to a decided value with a given number for a central kitty or pool\n\nRules:\nThe game is in the form of a landscape with rivers, roads and houses.  the players must start from the centre of the bottom margin and using the teetotum move along roads in the direction determined by the spin.  A spin occurs at each cross roads and the first spin must be left, right or forward.  Various rewards and forfeits are given along the roads and must be complied with.  The winner is the player who reaches the Conqueror's Castle first.\n\nLike the Cottage of Content, the roads have humorous names and little groups of people.  For Example:\n\nIn Great Coat Lane, a beggar stands by a ditch and the penalty being `Pay 1 for help over the Ditch'.\nIn Hobble Heath a family is bogged down and must `Pay 2 for Washing'.\nIn Tight Fit Lane, a fat man is attempting to get through a turnstile, and is asked to `Pay 1 for Assistance'.\nBefore attempting to pass along Mad Bull Lane, the player is told to `Take 2 from the pool to raise Courage'.\nPassing the Inn at Fillpot Lane, the player has to `Take 2 to Refresh'.\n\nThe playing sheet folds into cloth covered boards bearing a pictorial label which also shows characters and buildings from the sheet itself.\n\n\n\nRules placement: on the game as it is played","briefDescription":"Hand coloured game, The Journey, published in England by William Spooner between 1837 and 1846","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["E.1779-1954"],"accessionNumberNum":"1779","accessionNumberPrefix":"E","accessionYear":1954,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-05-06","recordCreationDate":"2000-03-04","availableToBook":false}}