Queen Mary Ahoy!
1936
Ahoy! Games Regd. Great Britain
 
First produced
1936
Players
2 to 4
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1 x playing board
1 x pack of 40 cards;
- 4 x Captain cards
- 4 x oil cards
- 4 x provisions cards
- 4 x meat, fish and poultry cards
- 4 x fruit and flowers cards
- 4 x wines, spirits and tobacco cards
- 4 x linen cards
- 4 x baggage cards
- 4 x passenger cards
- 4 x mail cards
4 x coloured counters
1 x dice
1 x dice shaker

Be the first player to prepare the RMS. Queen Mary for sea. Travel round the board and collect 9 numbered cards which represent stores / provisions. Four Captain cards act as jokers and can be substituted for any numbered card. Once collected, players race to the embarkation building on the dockside by throw of the dice. The first player to arrive there, wins.

The rules are printed on the inner box packaging. The picture on the box lid has been signed, Howard Coble 36. Published by Robert Ross & Co. Ltd., 2, Albion Terrace, Southampton. One of a series produced by Ahoy! in the 1930s including Chevy Chase, TT. Motor cycle race game, Drake, Ship Ahoy, Flotilla, Hexway, Round the island race, Sister ships and The great air race.

Other games are advertised on the box as;
New 1936 Games.
Chevy Chase; 2 huntsmen compete to bag 5 deer in the forest. A new dice game of skill, 1 shilling and six pence.
TT. Motor Cycle Race Game; a realistic game of luck representing the world famous Isle of Man Race for 2 - 4 players, 1 shilling and six pence.
Standard Games.
Drake; an old game of skill comparable with chess, £1 and 1 shilling. (1 Guinea)
Ship-Ahoy; nearest approach to a real yacht race on the Solent, 10 shillings and 6 pence. (10/-6 )
Flotilla; a naval game of skill, now 6 shillings and 3 shillings and 6 pence with improved pegs. (6/- and 3/-6)
Hexway; a splendid game of skill on an entirely new principle, 5 shillings and 3 shillings and 6 pence. (5/- and 3/-6)
Round the Island Race; a simple but exciting yacht race, 2 shillings and 6 pence. (2/-6)
Sister Ships Ahoy!; here is an ideal family game of nautical snap, pack of 48 cards, 2 shillings and 6 pence. (2/-6)
The Great Air Race; from England to Australia, 2 shillings and 6 pence. (2/-6)

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