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A bookshelf game, sometimes known as a bookcase game, is a style of boardgame published mostly in the 1970s and 1980s. [1] The two best-known examples of bookshelf games are a series by 3M and much of Avalon Hill's catalog of the 1980s. [1]
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.
A Powers & Perils adventure, published as a BookCase Game The Peter Principle: 1981 Platoon: 1986 Pogs: 1995: public domain [11] Point of Law: 1979 formerly published by 3M Powers & Perils: 1983 Role-playing game [10] Pro Golf: 1982 Raid on St. Nazaire: 1987 Rail Baron: 1977 Regatta: 1979 formerly published by 3M Republic of Rome: 1990 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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
Oh-Wah-Ree is a mancala variant designed by Alex Randolph and published in 1962 by 3M as part of their bookshelf game line. [1] The name "Oh-Wah-Ree" is taken from Oware, a typical West African game for which it is based on.