The Parker Brother's released this game in 1902

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I wonder if anyone here has ever seen it or played it before. I know this is the first time I hearing of it, but perhaps someone's great great aunt had it in her parlor to play with guests, or for her beloved nieces and nephews to play when they visited. How did one play this game? The rules are simple. Shuffle the cards and deal the entire pack. Take the cards dealt to you in one hand, WITHOUT looking at them, keeping them faced towards the palm. [i]The dealer begins the game by calling "READY" "PLAY" When he* calls "PLAY" each player, the dealer included, must take the upper card from his* hand quickly play it, face up, upon the table in front of him* without glancing at the face of the card until it is on the table. This card game sold in 2007 for $128 from the grand old toys website. I do not know how much it originally cost. Would you play this game if it was available to you today? *quoting verbatim from the rules, the original instruction used the pronoun he.