Snake game rules. Published between 1840 and 1860. Wood engraving; hand-coloured. Print showing a game board with red; gold; and blue spaces; numbered between 1 and 122; on the board are illustrations that are numbered and correspond to the blue "starred" spaces; which are action spots; the player landing on one follows the instructions given with the corresponding illustration; and moves accordingly. At the beginning of the game is a portrait of George Washington and at the end; a rustic looking homestead identified as the "home of the Washington family.". 1840