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Counties of Britain

Counties of Britain

John Jaques of London
3–020 min10+ yrs3.0 BGG4
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Counties of Britain consists of groups of cards representing various counties of Britain.

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Counties of Britain box art
official art · John Jaques of London

Counties of Britain consists of groups of cards representing various counties of Britain. A group is comprised of a key card, listing all the towns (or districts) of a county, as well as a card for each of the listed towns, each having an illustration of the town and interesting, town-specific facts about industry, attractions or population. Players compete to complete groups of cards, thus having a full county. The player who completes the most counties wins the game. In this sense, the game plays like 'go fish'.

The game was sponsored by the London and North Eastern Railway of the time and has reproductions of famous railway posters on the back of each card.

Counties of Britain is similar to Counties of England, also published by John Jaques of London.

game anatomy
BGG rating3.0 / 10
Play time
20 min
Players
3–0
Recommended age
10+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Counties of Britain?
Counties of Britain is a card game game, for 3–0 players, taking ~20 minutes, featuring set collection. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Counties of Britain — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Counties of Britain support?
Counties of Britain is played by 3–0 players.
Q5How long does a game of Counties of Britain take?
A game of Counties of Britain takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Counties of Britain for?
Counties of Britain is recommended from age 10.
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