There are two Peck's Bad Boy
board games that I am aware of.
Game #1- The Bad Boy's Little Game 1891
Game #2- Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus 1939
Game #1
The Bad Boy's Little Game and was published by the R. Bliss
Manufacturing Company in 1891. Bliss was founded by Rufus Bliss in
Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It was later sold to Mason and Parker of
Winchendon, Massachusetts. The cover of the box features pictures of
Bad Boy vignettes as well as a portrait of George W. Peck with a
caption- Gov of Wisconsin. Within the box is the board, 4 player pieces
and 24 cards. I do not have the spinner (or dice) that moves the
pieces. The box pictured here is 15.5 x 7.
The board which is roughly the
same size is below.
There are 4 player pieces. His
Girl, His Pa, His Chum and The Bad Boy
There are 24 cards. They are 2
X 1.25. They form 12 unique picture as is seen here. On the game board
there are a number of places where the player can get a card.
Undoubtedly the winner is the one with the most complete pictures at
the end. Without the directions however this is only a guess.
Game #2
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus game was produced by the Milton Bradley
Company in 1939. This game was one of a number of ephemera items that
was "inspired" by the Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus movie which
starred Tommy Kelly.
The game is a simple move around the board using the dice and the
cards. The game pieces are shown below. They are all present.
The box is 10 x 19.
This is a picture of the end of the box. It is therefore 10 inches long.
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Game Board (18.5 x 18.5)
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Inside of box
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Cardboard inset
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Game directions |
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Game pieces and game cards |
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