A delightful lesson in history and economics, this game offers a
fun way to personalize history by putting children in the shoes of
a colonists. Players get to experience a time and place that's
all-American, the beginning of our country's very existence, and
yet surprisingly different from the lives we have today.
The game also
offers a first -hand try at living in a barter community. Unlike
today, money is scarce and so players must trade homemade goods for
necessities. Whether you are Christian Fairhill, Eliza Oglethorpe
or any of the other colonists, you get the chance to journey
through the colonial town on the game board and live the early
American life. Perhaps you are an indentured servant trying to buy
your freedom or the customs official who can collect taxes. You can
visit shops, trade on Market Day or catch the latest news at the
Tavern.
Includes four
different games to play:
Shillings:
A simple card game that plays like "Spoons". Players collect cards
of objects that belong in the same shop. Ages 8 and up.
Tourists : Get a glimpse
of colonial life as you make your way around the early American
town trying to be the first person to collect four objects and four
shillings. Ages 8 and up.
Trader : Start the game
as an indentured servant and buy or trade your freedom and wealth.
Ages 10 and up.
Shopper : Make your own
inventory list of objects to buy and trade at the stores. The first
towns person to collect all the objects wins!
Ages 8
and up.
WARNING CHOKING HAZARD: Small
Parts. Not for Children Under 3 years.
