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From GlevumGames.com: From 1894 to 1957 the firm of Roberts Brothers made and sold a range of games, toys and children’s furniture. They became the largest makers in the British Empire but are today largely forgotten, even in Gloucester, where the firm operated. The firm was founded by two brothers, Harry Owen Roberts and John Owen Roberts. Piladex, their first game, was created to amuse youngsters at a church youth club. It was simple, silly and energetic, but it appealed to Victorian families. Piladex became a household name, was endorsed by the royal family, and crossed the Atlantic t…
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- 50
Published Games(50)
| Game Name |
|---|
| Aeroplane Race Round the British Empire |
| A.R.P. |
| A Trip To Mars |
| Auctioneer |
| Backgammon |
| Bird-Shooting Game |
| Blow Football |
| Bobs The New Bridge Game |
| By Air To Australia |
| Chutes and Ladders |
| Comical Clowns |
| Dan Dare Rocket Ball |
| Dan Dare Shooting Game |
| Dan Dare Space Shooting Game |
| Dirt-Track Racing for Motor Cycles |
| Dominoes |
| Flying Squad |
| Frog Race |
| Game of Cinderella |
| Greyhound Racing |
| He's Out! The New Test Match Game |
| Keep Off The Grass |
| Lotto |
| Mechanical Yacht Race |
| Midget Golf For The Table |
| Motor Race |
| Mr. Turnip's Aerial Rings |
| Over The Alps |
| Pachisi |
| Pat's the Bhoy |
| Piktee |
| Pillow-Dex |
| Railway Race |
| Snap Shots |
| Sokker-Shy |
| Speedboat Racing |
| Spelling Bee |
| Spin-Jenny |
| Stop and Go! |
| Table Croquet |
| The Favorite |
| The Game of Tilting the Bucket |
| The Game of Trianhole |
| The New Game of Motor Tour: A journey of 440 miles from Edinburgh to London with incidents en route |
| The Prince's Quest |
| The Tailless Donkey |
| Tidley Quoits |
| Tidley Skittles |
| Ting-a-Ling |
| To Market The New Tractor Game |