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Victorian Gambits and Forgotten Pastimes
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  • 1. Game focusing on inheritance and succession in aristocratic lineages, nineteenth century design
  • 2. Early moral board game predating modern counterpart, paths marked by virtue and vice
  • 3. Obscure 19th century parlour game named for conflicting aims or intentions
  • 4. Lost Victorian mechanical game using magnetic pieces, echoing early electro-mechanical gameplay
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  • 5. Race of contrasting speeds inspired by Aesop’s fable, Victorian-era strategy board game
  • 6. Board game simulating 19th century global voyages, demanding knowledge of geography and trade
  • 7. Derived from an Indian game, Victorian adaptation named 'I Doubt It' occasionally lost today
  • 8. Victorian parlour game blending bluff and exaggeration, a form of social stratagem

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