Totopoly third edition 1940s John Waddington

	Totopoly 3rd edition	1940s	John Waddington
	First produced	1938	Players	2+	Age(s)	10+

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1 x large games board which opens out in book form to reveal 2 separate large playing surfaces, one for the sale and training rings, the other for the race course

12 x coloured cardboard horses on wooden stands in 4 sets

20 x lease cards for horses and businesses

1 x pack of 36 coloured trainer’s report cards in 2 sets

1 x pack of 14 veterinary surgeon’s report cards

6 x Owners' Club membership cards

4 x packs of 20 coloured advantage cards

1 x pack of 20 white disadvantage cards

1 x totalisator pad

1 x pack of paper money in 4 denominations;
- 62 x £50, 38 x £25, 50 x £5 and 62 x £1

1 x cardboard dice spinner

1 x pack of 48 numbered tote tickets, 4 for each horse

1 x convenient cardboard pad on which to place monies received from the purchase of lease cards
1 x rule leaflet

1 x short game variation sheet
1 x message and photograph leaflet from the inventors of Totopoly

The winner of the game is the winner of the race, irrespective of who has the most money.

An excellent example of a Waddingtons game that incorporates strategy, luck, excitement and competition. Useful to have longer and shorter game options.

The full game is divided into 3 stages;

Stage 1 is the auctioning and leasing of horses, when players bid for their choice.

Stage 2 is the training and preparation of the horses for the race. Horses which may be seen as outsiders during bidding, may improve their value during training and vice versa.

Stage 3 involves the race itself, once betting has taken place.

The pages within the game board are made of fine quality heavyweight paper. This edition of the game is identified by wording on the box lid and board sticker still stating The New Game Totopoly. Later editions used the words The Great Race Game Totopoly.

There are cardboard spinner dice due to war time restrictions on materials. A leaflet with photographs and messages from the inventors of the game, Mr. Lee and Mr. Palmer is included, a nice touch.

In keeping with games of this era, there is no outer box supplied. The game is sold as a game board with logo on the front and a separate small box containing the playing pieces with a matching logo on the lid.