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The 3M bookshelf game series is a set of strategy and economic games published in the 1960s and early 1970s by 3M Corporation. The games were packaged in leatherette-look large hardback book size boxes in contrast to the prevalent wide, flat game boxes.
Mr. President was designed by Jack Carmichael, and was published by 3M as part of their "3M Bookshelf Games" series in 1967, as potential candidates for 1968 election campaign began to marshall their forces. The topics up for debate reflect the issues of the day, for example, the American space program.
The game was test marketed in several U.S. cities in 1963, and production began in 1964 as a part of the 3M Bookshelf games series. [1] In 1976, the 3M game division was sold to Avalon Hill and Acquire became part of their bookcase game series. Four years later, Avalon Hill published the computer game Computer Acquire for the PET, Apple II, and ...
In 1967, Facts in Five was acquired by the 3M Company for its bookshelf game series. In 1976, 3M divested its game business to Avalon Hill of Baltimore, which published it until 1998, when it disbanded. Hasbro bought the rights to Avalon Hill's games, but stopped publishing Facts in Five; the rights reverted to the game's inventor, Rick Onanian ...
The is the category of tabletop games that were part of the 3M bookshelf game series. Pages in category "3M bookshelf game series" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Feudal is a chess-like board wargame for 2–6 players on two or four opposing sides. It was originally published by 3M Company in 1967 as part of its bookshelf game series, and was republished by Avalon Hill after they purchased 3M's game division.
Ploy is an abstract strategy board game for two or four players. It was invented by Frank Thibault and commercially released by 3M Company in 1970, as part of the 3M bookshelf game series. The game set includes a board and 48 pieces of various colors and markings along with instructions and a plastic tray to sort the pieces. [1]
Breakthru is an abstract strategy board game for two players, designed by Alex Randolph and commercially released by 3M in 1965, as part of the 3M bookshelf game series.It later became part of the Avalon Hill bookcase games.