For this post we’re still on nostalgic card games, but we cross the Atlantic from the UK to the USA for Cities. This is yet another set-collecting game of the Rummy class.
The artwork is rather art deco, reminiscent of the era – the original publication date is 1932. I really love the drawings for the card art, although it is a pity that production was done in monochrome only. I think this game would have been sensational if it had been produced in full colour!
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- Cities card set 1
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- Cities card set 2
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- Cities card set 3
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- Cities card set 4
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- Cities close-up, card back an rules sheet
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- Cities box cover art (before and after digital restoration)
Certainly the box cover art is a stand-out. Shown here in the sixth image is the digital re-touching job I did on this – the before and after images overlaid with a short delay between.
The full card collection for my copy is also shown in grouped sets here. Click on the thumbnails to see them bigger but in lo-res.
The fifth pic is a close-up of one card, the card back, and the rules sheet cover with advertising on the back. Again, there is no named artist credited for this work, and as usual I welcome any further information on the game and/or the artist!
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