Authors (card game)
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Authors or, The Game of Authors is a card game
for three to five players. The first Game of Authors was published by G. M. Whipple & A. A. Smith of Salem, Massachusetts
in 1861, and later published by Parker Brothers
(also, at the time, of Salem, Massachusetts) in 1897.
The deck of cards consists of thirteen sets of four cards each representing the works of thirteen famous authors. The object of the game is to form complete sets of the four cards comprising the works of a particular author. The winner is the player with the most sets.
The game is the creation of Anne Abbott
, a Beverly, Massachusetts
clergyman's daughter and editor of a young people's literary journal. Abbott also designed one of America's earliest board games, The Mansion of Happiness
(1843), as well as the hugely popular mid-19th century card game, Dr. Busby.
Card game
A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific. Countless card games exist, including families of related games...
for three to five players. The first Game of Authors was published by G. M. Whipple & A. A. Smith of Salem, Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...
in 1861, and later published by Parker Brothers
Parker Brothers
Parker Brothers is a toy and game manufacturer and brand. Since 1883, the company has published more than 1,800 games; among their best known products are Monopoly, Cluedo , Sorry, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, Ouija, Aggravation, and Probe...
(also, at the time, of Salem, Massachusetts) in 1897.
The deck of cards consists of thirteen sets of four cards each representing the works of thirteen famous authors. The object of the game is to form complete sets of the four cards comprising the works of a particular author. The winner is the player with the most sets.
The game is the creation of Anne Abbott
Anne Abbott
Anne Wales Abbott or, Abbot was a game designer, magazine editor, literary reviewer, and author. She was born 10 April 1808, the daughter of Reverend Abiel Abbott, a Beverly, Massachusetts clergyman, and Eunice Abbott.Abbott designed the hugely popular card game Dr. Busby, which was published by...
, a Beverly, Massachusetts
Beverly, Massachusetts
Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,343 on , which differs by no more than several hundred from the 39,862 obtained in the 2000 census. A resort, residential and manufacturing community on the North Shore, Beverly includes Beverly Farms and Prides...
clergyman's daughter and editor of a young people's literary journal. Abbott also designed one of America's earliest board games, The Mansion of Happiness
The Mansion of Happiness
The Mansion of Happiness: An Instructive Moral and Entertaining Amusement is a children's board game inspired by Christian morality. Players race about a sixty-six space spiral track depicting virtues and vices with their goal being The Mansion of Happiness at track's end...
(1843), as well as the hugely popular mid-19th century card game, Dr. Busby.