19th century in games

none see also: 18th century in games, 1900s in games October 2026 Games released or invented in the 19th century The Mansion of Happiness (1843) ~ the first commercially produced game in the US.Board Games Encyclopedia.com https://www.encyclopedia.com/manufacturing/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/board-games 2026-10-11 www.encyclopedia.comR H Laurie Laurie and Whittle's New Moral and Entertaining Game of The Mansion of Happiness 1800-10-13 https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O26295/laurie-and-whittles-new-moral-board-game-r-h-laurie/ 2026-10-11 Bell and Hammer (1850).The bell and hammer https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O27534/the-bell-and-hammer-table-game/ 2026-10-11 The Game of Authors (1861).McCulley Sienna 2021-10-26 Quicken the Thought — The Game of Authors https://pastispresent.org/2021/aas-interns/quicken-the-thought-the-game-of-authors/ 2026-10-11 Past is Present en-US Snakes and ladders (1870) Game of the District Messenger Boy, or Merit Rewarded (1886).Game of District Messenger Boy or Merit Rewarded http://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/43169/game-of-district-messenger-boy-or-merit-rewarded 2026-10-11 emuseum.nyhistory.org en Messenger Boy (1886) Game of the Telegraph Boy (1888).Board game:Game of the Telegraph Boy - McLoughlin Brothers https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/board-game-game-of-the-telegraph-boy-mcloughlin-brothers/fAGBYgoy5syqBQ 2026-10-11 Google Arts & Culture enGame of Telegraph Boy or Merit Rewarded http://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/44073/game-of-telegraph-boy-or-merit-rewarded 2026-10-11 emuseum.nyhistory.org en Chinese Checkers (1893) ~ derived from Halma Ludo (1896).Khuhro Zarrar 2023-01-30 Game on https://www.dawn.com/news/1734309 2026-10-11 Dawn en Reversi (1898) also branded as Annexion or Annexation. Significant games-related events in the 19th century The Milton Bradley Company is founded in Springfield, Massachusetts (1860). E.G. Selchow & Co. founded (1867), later changing its name to Selchow and Righter (1880). Parker Brothers founded by George S. Parker (1883). References Games 19