An antique board game entitled “The Labyrinth Game,” printed on cardboard with a simple and elegant graphic design. The board features a circular path made up of squares surrounding a central text outlining the rules of the game. The words “Start” and “Barrier” guide the movement of the pieces; the objective is to advance and intersect the pieces according to specific movement rules in order to pass through the central barrier. The board is decorated with scrolling foliage in the corners and bordered with a red frame typical of game designs from the late 19th or early 20th century. The publisher , P. Perret, Paris, is indicated at the bottom of the board.
✦ Origin: France, P. Perret, Paris ✦ Period: Circa 1900 ✦ Dimensions: approx. 17 × 18.5cm ✦ Condition: Good overall condition, slight soiling and wear consistent with age, minor scuffs on the edges
An interesting old strategy game with clean graphics, representative of the printed puzzle games distributed at the turn of the 20th century.
