Catalogue information

LastDodo number
566397
Area
Board games
Title
Senator Bankspel
General name
Manufacturer / publisher
Kind of game
Collection / set
Number in collection
Year
1960
Number of players
2-6
Author / designer
Language
Dimensions
34,5 x 26,5 x 2,5 cm
Details

In 1960, the company Mignot en de Block NV, a cigar manufacturer from Eindhoven, launched the Senator Bank Game. Senator is a brand name for cigars. The game could be purchased in tobacconists. In addition to a game board and five counters, the game includes a dice, 22 property deeds, game rules (in the lid), four conversion tables, one set of imitation banknotes, and four sets of emergency money. Together with a "banker," the game can be played by 2-6 people. The emergency banknotes could be replaced by banknotes, one of which was included as a guarantee in every box of Senator cigars. The game board contains 29 spaces divided into 11 countries. Only the banknotes listed on the conversion table were included in the game. The banknotes of Yugoslavia (no. 28), Greece (nos. 22, 23, and 24), the Netherlands (no. 2.5) (no. 29), and Switzerland (no. 1000) (no. 49) are not included in the game and are therefore not available as emergency banknotes. Gameplay: Rolling a die moves through the spaces. The corresponding property deed can be purchased on a space. Landing on an opponent's property deed requires paying rent. Payment is made with banknotes from the country to which the space belongs or with other currency that can be calculated using the conversion table. When the money runs out, the player stops. The player who has the longest money wins. Immediately after the game's introduction, the Dutch Central Bank took action. The game was banned due to copyright issues concerning the images of Dutch banknotes. Mignot continued for some time to print the word "Guarantee" on the front of the foreign banknotes. The backs of these banknotes also included instructions for a Senator Patience game. Five different games are mentioned in total. Mignot only sold the game for three months. However, during that period, many banknotes had already been added to the cigar boxes. To support sales of the bank game, there was a poster depicting all the banknotes in their actual size and a small change dish for the counter depicting some of the banknotes. A total of six series can be distinguished. A seventh variant with a blank back is not an official series, but rather banknotes cut from the poster. Background information provided by Henderik Siepel. For a detailed overview of the different banknotes and series, see also: https://siepel-exonumia.nl/imitatiegeld/ The example depicted in the photos is missing the game board, title deeds, and pawns. The listed catalog price is a guide price and applies to a complete specimen with the standard four sets of emergency banknotes (4 x 43) and one set of unnumbered banknotes (43). If numbered banknotes from the cigar boxes are also included, a guide price of €1.50 each can probably be used.

This text has been translated automatically from Dutch

Click here for the original text