Happy Families and Snap card Games By Jaques

This Happy Families and Snap boxed set of playing cards is created as a tribute to Two of Jaques' finest card games.

The phrase "Parlour Games" conjures up cosy Victorian scenes of extended families
amusing themselves with musical interludes and the playing of card games, such as Happy Families and Snap as well as  board games and chess.

Classic playing cards and games such Tiddledy-Winks, Ludo, Snakes and Ladders - games still so familiar today that few people can recall their origin, or indeed believe that any one person invented them!

One person did - The innovative John Jaques II. The World's Finest-ever games inventor.

John Jaques II invented the traditional and ever-popular card game of Happy Families during the early 19th Century.

The card game of Happy Families  consists of a set of picture cards, featuring illustrations of fictional Families of four (based on occupation types).

The game's original and best-known cards were illustrated by Sir John Tenniel; also known for his work as the chief cartoonist of Punch and providing the original illustrations shown in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.

A family connection to the Carroll's was enhanced in later life when Irene Dodgeson  (Lewis Carrolls Niece) married John Jaques III.

The beautiful Jaques London Happy Families and Snap playing cards are presented in a lovely Mahogany Case to cherish.