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Psychic Baseball Game
1935 Edition
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Psychic Baseball had a few
different editions
produced during the early-mid 20th Century. The first version was made
by the Psychic Baseball company in 1927 followed by a slightly revised
version in 1929. Both of these were packaged in a small, nicely
illustrated box that served as a board for keeping track of the
position of the base-runners by poking small wooden pegs into the lid.
Players drew cards to determine the outcome of each at bat. This was
done by playing cards for each pitch, followed by playing another for
hit determination and yet another for baserunning . It was actually a
pretty sophisticated game for the time. Parker Brothers then bought the
rights to the game and re-issued it in 1935. This version came in a
large box with a much bigger playing board and used the standard Parker
Brothers wooden pegs found in many games of that era .
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The game parts are in VERY
GOOD condition. The game includes all the parts that originally came
with this edition of the game. There is no parts list included with the
game but I have compared it to other copies (right down to the
individual cards) and all parts have been accounted for. The cards have
some fingerprint soiling and a few minor corner creases but none are
torn or badly creased. The instructions have some handling wear in the
form of light creases and a couple small edge tears but no stains or
writing. There are 3 original scoresheets (these have all been
partially filled in) as well as the scoring instructions sheet. Field
is in very nice shape with no caving or staining. It does have some
faint markings probably caused by dragging the base-runner pawns along
the base paths. Overall I would grade the game parts 5 on a 10 scale
(see condition guide below).
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The game box is in GOOD
condition. 3 of the 4 corners on the lid have been mended with glue and
it appears that some of the aprons have been mended as well. It is
still very visually attractive though with nice colors, no writing and
minimal staining. I would grade it a 3-4 on a 10 scale (see condition
guide below).
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CONDITION GUIDE:
MINT
(10): I will only give this grade
to brand new, unused items. NEAR MINT (9):
Shows virtually no use. Seldom if ever played.
Perhaps some very light handling creases to the
instructions
or other minor flaws with the game parts. Boxes will have
only
the slightest hint of shelf wear. EXCELLENT (7-8):
The game has seen some use but it was obviously well taken care of.
Game parts
might have
some light handling creases or other signs of
careful use. Board might have just a hint of color loss or
dented
corners. Boxes will have light rubbing to the artwork or
perhaps
some minor dishing or a very light stain. VERY GOOD (5-6):
The game was not especially well cared for but it still has
faired pretty well. Game
parts will show obvious use but nothing will be torn, badly
stained or have any serious damage. Box may have
some
rubbing, light staining, dishing, 1 or 2 neatly split corners,
minor writing and/or a few pieces of tape. No major
structural
damage and artwork will still be generally attractive. GOOD (3-4):
Obviously no care was taken with the game but it is still playable as
is. Game parts show
considerable use but the game is complete with all parts in
usable
condition. Box may have staining, writing, split
corners,
dishing and/or other structural damage but it will be intact and still
usable. POOR
(1-2):
Only suitable to fill a space in your collection.
Game will be missing
parts (these will be noted). Box will have serious damage and
may
be missing aprons or badly torn.
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