Jeu de Cacao Van Houten ["The Game of Van Houten Cocao"]
- Scope and content:
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This item is a French language board game from the Dutch Van Houten Cocao company, c. 1890. The board is a variation for "The Game of the Goose," a common boardgame from the 16th-19th centuries. The game has many regional variations, but despite being in French, "Jeu de Cacao Van Houten" follows the traditional rules (not the French ones).
The general rules are available online: https://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/game-of-goose.htm. We have created a handout for game play with this board, which is housed with the item.
- Alternative form available:
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Jeu de Cacao Van Houten has been digitized and is available online: https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms2013-028/Ms2013-028_Van%20Houten.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)Newman LibraryVirginia TechP.O. Box 90001560 Drillfield DriveBlacksburg, VA 24062-9001
- Contact for questions and access:
- Email: specref@vt.eduPhone: (540) 231-6308Fax: (540) 231-3694Web: spec.lib.vt.edu
- Parent restrictions:
- Collection is open for research.
- Parent terms of access:
- Permission to publish material from Culinary Ephemera Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.