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A collection of vintage board games, puzzles, and assorted toys, primarily featuring cardboard and plastic construction. The group includes various board games in their original cardboard packaging, featuring a Waddingtons Monopoly property trading board game, Ref # 44021, and a Waddingtons Lexicon card game. Television and film tie-in games are present, including an Omnia The Sweeney board game marked with copyright 1977, a BBC Only Fools and Horses Trotters Trading Game, and a Winning Moves The Simpsons Board Game. Other notable titles include an MB Games Go For Broke!, a Mattel Scrabble Original, an MB Games Operation electric game, and a J.W. Spear & Sons Scrabble for Juniors marked 1031. The lot also contains a Systema (UK) Ltd Icon Krypton electronic chess and draughts computer, Model 926 Capricorn, a SAC Consul Echecs set, an Invicta Master Mind, and a Squatter board game. Additional items comprise a Cheatwell Games Drinking Games set, a 1000-piece fluorescent tiger jigsaw puzzle, a magnetic travel chess set, and a group of novelty items including a plush sheep toy with red mitts, a green plastic turtle figure, a grey wolf mask, and a green monster head. The Waddingtons Monopoly box carries a printed label stating Ref # 44021. The Sweeney box is marked with a red circular Omnia logo and the text OMNIA Games for people with minds of their own. The Icon Krypton box bears a white adhesive label reading 658241 7.
Condition report:
The collection shows general signs of age and heavy use. Significant structural damage is visible to several boxes, including the Monopoly lid which shows severe crushing and tearing (photo 1), and the Scrabble for Juniors box which exhibits heavy corner wear and old adhesive tape repairs (photo 2). The Sweeney box has significant splitting and paper loss to the edges (photo 3). The Consul Echecs box shows a white adhesive label marked WJ328H (photo 4). Most other game boxes, including Only Fools and Horses and The Simpsons, show moderate shelf wear, scuffing, and corner blunting (photo 1). The plush toy and plastic figures appear in good used condition. Completeness of internal game pieces and functional state of electronic components have not been verified.
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