Dewey Game, The

1898 · United States · Dewey Game and Novelty Co.

Theme: Spanish-American War

About this game

This game was published to cash in on Admiral Dewey's fame after his victory at Manila during the Spanish-American War. Players collect letters to form the names of 14 American admirals of the time.

Mechanism

Set Collection

Rules

Players draw a hand of 10 tiles and try to form names from the list. On each turn, a player draws a face-down tile and if possible starts or adds it to a name in front of him. A player may steal a face-up tile from another player if his own partial name is closer to completion than his opponent's. Completing a name grants a point value ranging from 10 - 100. Game ends when no further play possible. The player with the highest point value is the winner.

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