The New Game Of Human Life Rare 18th.Century Board Game Published By Wallis And Newbery 1790

The New Game of Human Life. A rare folding hand-coloured engraved game of two rows of 84 panels in anticlockwise spiral around central rules and with directions in corners, dissected and mounted on linen. 68 by 47 cms, sligtly soiled and playworn some edge losses to no real detriment. 8vo. Published by John Wallis & E.Newbery, July 14th. 1790.

⁂ Race game following the course of a man's life, from 'The Infant' to 'The Immortal Man', with 12 panels representing each of the seven ages: Infancy to Youth 1-12, Manhood 13-24, Prime of Life 25-36, Sedate Middle Age 37-48, Old Age 49-60, Decrepitude 61-72, Dotage 73-84. The moral tone of the game is enforced by the encouragement to use a spinning totum "to avoid introducing a Dice Box into private Families" while any player landing on no.63 'The Drunkard' has to move back to 'The Child' at no.2 and on no.77 'The Satyrist' back to 'The Malignant Boy' at no.8.
Library Hub records only 2 UK copies (BL and University of Bristol).