Happy Families is a traditional card game, usually with a specially crafted image card, featuring a fictional family illustration of four people, most often by job type. The purpose of this game is to gather a complete family. Players who in turn ask other players for certain cards from the same family as the cards that the player already owns. If the player in question has the card, he gives it to the applicant and the applicant can then ask any player for another card. If the requested player does not have a card, it becomes his turn and he asks other players for a particular card. Play on in this way until there are no separate families among different players. The player with the most cards wins. One rule states that a player can not request a particular card to deceive any player if he does not have a card on the set he requested. The game can be adapted for use with a set of regular playing cards (see Go Fish).
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Development
The game was designed by John Jaques Jr., who is also credited with popularizing tiddlywinks, ludo and snakes and ladders, and was first published before the Great Exhibition of 1851. The cards follow the original design of Jaques, with the terrible illustrations possible by Sir John Tenniel (there are no there is an official credit), is still being made.
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Literature
The Happy Families children's story books, written by Allan Ahlberg, are titled in a manner similar to the names of characters in this game.
Family members
The names of family members are arranged as follows, where X means the surname and Y for a job.
- Mr X the Y
- Mrs X the Y's Wife
- Master X the Y's Son
- Miss X the Y's Daughter
Last name
The surname, which varies from edition to edition, includes:
- Ache, Dentist
- Sick, Doctor
- Artichoke, the Greengrocer
- Ash, Sweeper/Sweep
- Ash, Undertaker
- Bacon, the Butcher
- Black, Undertaker
- Block, Barber
- Block, Builder
- Blue, Fisherman
- Blue, Sailorman
- Board, The Teacher
- Boat, Fisherman
- Boat, Sailorman
- Bobby, Police
- Bones, the Butcher
- Bud, Flower Shop
- Bun, the Baker
- Dude, Brewer
- Carpenter, Carpenter
- Freight, Undertaker
- Engraver, Mason
- Engraver, Carpenter
- Carver, the Sculptor
- Caste, Doctor
- Castes, Veterinarians
- Lime, The Teacher
- Chip, Carpenter
- Cut, The Butcher
- Clay, Potter
- Clay, Roofer/Tiler
- Codd, Fisherman
- Codd, Sailorman
- Cooke, The Baker
- Cooke, Chef
- Police, Police
- Copper, Police
- Creep, Crook
- Dashe, Athlete
- Deck, Swabhand
- Digg, Farmer
- Digg, the Gardener
- Digg, Miner
- Drill, Dentist
- Drill, Digger
- Drill, Miner
- Dipp, the Dyer
- Doch, the Dockman
- Dose, Doctor
- Dregg, Brewer
- Drip, the Dyer
- Fields, Farmers
- Fisher, the Fisherman
- Fisher, Fishmonger
- Flatfoot, Police
- Flea, Veterinarian
- Gray, Sweeper/Sweep
- Green, Farmer
- Green, Gardener
- Green, Grocer (most likely a seller of vegetables)
- Grit, Builder
- Grit, Grocer
- Grit, Stonemason
- Haddock, the Fisherman
- Haddock, the Sailorman
- Hardwatch, First Mate
- Calm down, the Captain
- Hose, Fire Brigade
- Hose, Gardener
- Home, Builder
- Jack, Mechanical
- Jumbo, the pilot
- Jumbo, Zoo Keeper
- Jumper, Athlete
- Kettle, Potter
- Kipper, the Fisherman
- Level, Architect
- Level, Surveyor
- Mason, the Stonemason
- Mug, the Milkman
- Paint, Artist
- Cat, Painters
- Parcel, Postman
- Peeler, Police
- Pint, the Milkman
- Pipe, the Gasman
- Pipe, Plumber
- Pipe, Tobacconist
- Tithes, Builders
- Plod, Police
- Potter, Farmer
- Potter, Gardener
- Potter, Potter
- Pot, Painters
- Pot, Potter
- Root, Farmer
- Root, Gardener
- Root, Grocer (most likely a seller of vegetables)
- Runner, Athlete
- Runner, Messenger
- Shoote, Hunter
- Shoote, Warrior
- Shoote, the Gunman
- Shoppe, shopkeeper
- Snoot, First Class Passenger
- Smith, Blacksmith
- Snuff, the Tobacconist
- Snuffet, Undertaker
- Spanner, Mechanic
- Sprint, Athlete
- Splint, Doctor
- Sodd, Farmer
- Sodd, the Gardener
- Sole, Fisherman
- Traps, Sweep
- Juling, Optician
- Juling, Scientist
- Postage, Postman
- Stitch, Tailor
- Stitches, Sailmaker
- Stone, Builder
- Stone, Mason
- Tape, Tailor
- Teeth, Dentist
- Test, the Teacher
- Trout, the Fisherman
- Trout, Sailorman
- Crop, Hairstylist
- Crop, Tailor
- Tuckin, Chef
- Walker, Athlete
- White, Doctor
- White, Milk
- Wood, Wood Cutter
- Wrenche, Mechanical
The eleven families shown by italics are from the original edition of Jaques.
CBBC
CBBC also shows children's TV series based on Happy Families Card Game, including the characters from the game.
Special Edition
In 1987, the city of Dartmouth in Devon, England, produced a special version of the game to commemorate many real business owners in a city that has a name that suits their work. This is:
- Drews (artist)
- The Hairs (veterinarian)
- The Crews (shipmen)
- Pillars (builders)
- Sleeps (B & amp; B)
- The Nashes (dentist)
- The Carrs (car rental)
- Size (pharmacist)
- The Crisps (greengrocers)
- The Rains (fruit farmers)
- The Legges (shoemaker/shoe store)
- The Cutmores (butcher)
- The Swindells (bankers)
- Price (bank manager)
Many businesses still exist in 2012, but have been removed by 2017.
In 2016, a British game company called GoForItGames.co.uk produces a contemporary series of special edition Happy Family card games that throw away the profession. Card illustrations address the funny aspects of everyday family life. It is divided into sets of cards such as:
- Family with new baby
- Families with disobedient toddlers
- Family with typical teenagers
- Long Family Car Trip
- Family dress up in Halloween
- Family underwent Christmas
- Family at Easter
- Barbecue Family Disaster
- Dirty Cousin
See also
- Old helper (card game)
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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