Commonwealth trader 1940s or later Geographia Series

	Commonwealth trader	1940s or later	Geographia
	First produced	1940s	Players	2 to 5	Age(s)	8+

Click the picture for more		1 x playing board 5 x metal colour cargo ship playing pieces 5 sets of 5 colour flags 25 x pins 1 x dice 1 x dice shaker 1 x instruction sheet Voyage to Commonwealth countries by ship and import / export goods at each stop. The first to return home, wins. Players are allocated England, Canada, South Africa, Australia or India as home and travel a predetermined route. Pin a flag on the stern of your ship to indicate export. At the destination, flags are swapped and the new flag determines the next port of call. An exact number on the dice is needed to arrive at port or drop off the ship’s pilot. Players may miss a throw due to adverse weather, engine trouble or crew overboard and be delayed due to diversions.

Up to 5 flags of the same colour are placed within each country. On the reverse are type of cargo and destination. Each flag bears the name of one country on which it is placed on one side and the destination country and type of cargo on the reverse;
- red; GB to Canada; coal, wool and cotton, synthetic fibres, machinery, pottery and glass
- orange; Canada to South Africa; softwoods and paper, textiles and apparel, wheat, automobile parts, agricultural machinery
- blue; South Africa to Australia; precious stones, coal, asbestos, foodstuffs, tanning chemicals
- green; Australia to India; canned food, metal goods, milk products, wool, wheat and flour
- cream; India to GB; tea, jute, leather, cotton, oil seeds

The number of flags per country should equal the number of players. View a list of the Geographia series.