Question for 1951 Topps game experts

[TheOrioleBird]

I have been trying to learn more about the 1951 Topps Doubles Baseball Game, but I am having trouble finding information about the paper “game board” that was issued. I can’t even find a picture of what the game board looked like, are there any surviving examples of this? If so, are they rare? How do I find one online (even if just to see what it looked like)?

Also, where can I find the rules of how the game was played? Everything I have seen just talked about the cards themselves, how red backs are more common than blue backs and that there are two variations in the red backs set because they updated the team that those two players played for when they were traded mid-season. This is great information, but I am at a loss for trying to find more info on the game itself, where I might find a game board (or at least a picture of one that I could reproduce if they are super rare and beyond my budget)?

[ALR-bishop]

Welcome to the Board.

Closest I have come to the game board, and will not get closer. Pack contains the board and full set of Red Backs in panels. There are also at least 4 either Current All Stars or Connie Mack All Stars in the pack





Dave has a pic of the board on his great Topps Archives site and more info

https://www.thetoppsarchives.com/sea...%20Red%20Backs

[Volod]

Here's a pic of the board and game rules grabbed from Dave Hornish's website:

[Volod]

Topps marketing materials in 1951: "...Packed with a wholesome and declicious candy bar...!!" Right - that rancid oily caramel candy was so stale and hard by the time it reached my corner store, I think I lost a couple of baby teeth biting into it.

[TheOrioleBird]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Welcome to the Board.

Closest I have come to the game board, and will not get closer. Pack contains the board and full set of Red Backs in panels. There are also at least 4 either Current All Stars or Connie Mack All Stars in the pack





Dave has a pic of the board on his great Topps Archives site and more info

https://www.thetoppsarchives.com/sea...%20Red%20Backs

Thank you so much! That blog is great!

[TheOrioleBird]

Originally Posted by Volod

Here's a pic of the board and game rules grabbed from Dave Hornish's website:

Thanks!!

[TheOrioleBird]

Originally Posted by Volod

Topps marketing materials in 1951: "...Packed with a wholesome and declicious candy bar...!!" Right - that rancid oily caramel candy was so stale and hard by the time it reached my corner store, I think I lost a couple of baby teeth biting into it.

Wow, this is cool! Thank you for sharing your memory, even little things like this really help to paint the picture of what it was like buying these back in the day!

[Volod]

[QUOTE=TheOrioleBird;2176203]Wow, this is cool! Thank you for sharing your memory, even little things like this really help to paint the picture of what it was like buying these back in the day!
[“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” – Babe Ruth

“You may not think you’re going to make it. You may want to quit. But if you keep your eye on the ball, you can accomplish anything.” – Hank Aaron

"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." - Rogers Hornsby
/QUOTE]

Rogers Hornsby was quite a character. I like one of his quotes when asked about the game of golf: "I don't like golf - when I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it."