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The Silver Bullet; Or the Road to Berlin Board Game

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R. Farmer & Sons

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British-made patriotic manual dexterity marble maze board game depicting the beginning of World War One and charting an imagined British and Allied military campaign to capture Berlin, the German capital . The object of the game is to maneuver a small metal ball around a recessed playing board and avoid holes distributed around the course. Players win the game by navigating the ball around the course to "Berlin" at the top of the board. The start of the course is labeled "To Berlin" with an arrow pointing the direction. The holes are labeled with numbers and the names of German cities to be conquered or obstacles to be overcome: "55 Entrenchments", "50 Cologne", "45 Bridge Destroyed", "40 Leipzig", "30 Magdeburg", "25 Hanover", "20 Road Mined", "15 Hamburg", "10 Spandau" (two holes), "5 Potsdam."

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British-made patriotic manual dexterity marble maze board game depicting the beginning of World War One and charting an imagined British and Allied military campaign to capture Berlin, the German capital . The object of the game is to maneuver a small metal ball around a recessed playing board and avoid holes distributed around the course. Players win the game by navigating the ball around the course to "Berlin" at the top of the board. The start of the course is labeled "To Berlin" with an arrow pointing the direction. The holes are labeled with numbers and the names of German cities to be conquered or obstacles to be overcome: "55 Entrenchments", "50 Cologne", "45 Bridge Destroyed", "40 Leipzig", "30 Magdeburg", "25 Hanover", "20 Road Mined", "15 Hamburg", "10 Spandau" (two holes), "5 Potsdam."
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  • British-made patriotic manual dexterity marble maze board game depicting the beginning of World War One and charting an imagined British and Allied military campaign to capture Berlin, the German capital . The object of the game is to maneuver a small metal ball around a recessed playing board and avoid holes distributed around the course. Players win the game by navigating the ball around the course to "Berlin" at the top of the board. The start of the course is labeled "To Berlin" with an arrow pointing the direction. The holes are labeled with numbers and the names of German cities to be conquered or obstacles to be overcome: "55 Entrenchments", "50 Cologne", "45 Bridge Destroyed", "40 Leipzig", "30 Magdeburg", "25 Hanover", "20 Road Mined", "15 Hamburg", "10 Spandau" (two holes), "5 Potsdam."
  • British-made patriotic manual dexterity marble maze board game depicting the beginning of World War One and charting an imagined British and Allied military campaign to capture Berlin, the German capital . The object of the game is to maneuver a small metal ball around a recessed playing board and avoid holes distributed around the course. Players win the game by navigating the ball around the course to "Berlin" at the top of the board. The start of the course is labeled "To Berlin" with an arrow pointing the direction. The holes are labeled with numbers and the names of German cities to be conquered or obstacles to be overcome: "55 Entrenchments", "50 Cologne", "45 Bridge Destroyed", "40 Leipzig", "30 Magdeburg", "25 Hanover", "20 Road Mined", "15 Hamburg", "10 Spandau" (two holes), "5 Potsdam."
R. Farmer & Sons
Mixed Materials
MSSP_10091
World War, 1914-1918
War propaganda
War games
World War, 1914-1918
Propaganda
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