Games Released or Invented in The 19th Century
- The Mansion of Happiness (1843) ~ the first commercially-produced game in the USA
- The Game of Authors (1861)
- Snakes and ladders (1870)
- Game of the District Messenger Boy, or Merit Rewarded (1886)
- Messenger Boy (1886)
- Game of the Telegraph Boy (1888)
- Chinese Checkers (c. 1893) ~ derived from Halma
- Ludo (1896)
- Reversi (1898)
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Famous quotes containing the words games, released, invented and/or century:
“Criticism occupies the lowest place in the literary hierarchy: as regards form, almost always; and as regards moral value, incontestably. It comes after rhyming games and acrostics, which at least require a certain inventiveness.”
—Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)
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—Caroline Fairfield Corbin (b. c. 1835–?)
“Whoever invented the meeting must have had Hollywood in mind. I think they should consider giving Oscars for meetings: Best Meeting of the Year, Best Supporting Meeting, Best Meeting Based on Material from Another Meeting.”
—William Goldman (b. 1931)
“When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce.”
—Sun Tzu (6–5th century B.C.)