Housing drive
1940s
Pepys series
 
First produced
1940s
Players
2 to 8
Age(s)
12+
             
 

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  The object is to be the first player to build a complete housing estate at the most reasonable cost. If the player has no capital, a Government subsidy can be claimed at any time and up to any amount. The game progresses until one player has completed building a housing estate. Each player then works out the amount by which the Government has subsidised the building of each house; dividing the total amount of money drawn as Government subsidy by the number of houses built. The winner of the game is the player who has built houses at the cheapest cost to the Government.
  Contents Notes
 

6 x playing boards

80 x yellow wooden houses

100 x £100 coins

25 x blue counters representing units of labour

25 x red counters representing units of material

25 x green counters representing units of power

2 x special metal dice

28 x blue cards

28 x yellow cards

1 x rules sheet

Housing drive reflects the post war housing expansion. It is usually played by 2 or 3 players and should take 30 to 40 minutes. Played by 4 to 6 players it should take 60 to 80 minutes. A beautifully designed game with quality playing pieces including wooden houses and metal coins.