3M Raritäten - Rare Items !!

 

Hier wird eine Liste der 3M Raritäten entstehen - nicht in systematischer Reihenfolge, sondern momentan noch wild durcheinander in der Reihenfolge, wie ich sie hier auf der Homepage beschreiben werde.Alle diese Spiele werden dann natürlich auch in der systematischen Gliederung auftauchen.

Game Year Comment
Acquire(Japan) 1970

japanese Acquire version

Teach Key For Beginners 1969

3M Eduplaytional game:  Game was known,
but no pictures were available til now (2015)

3M Sport Sales Book 1969?

3M Sport Sales Book:  Sales Material of early 3M sport games

Options 1970

Options: A new bookcase prototype known since end of 2013

Twixt 1962

Twixt: Oversized version with wooden board

Long Green 1967

Long Green: Advertising object of 3M Photographic Products

3M Sales Book 1968?

3M Sales Book:  Sales Material of early 3M bookcases

Breakthru 1965

Breakthru:  An early version with different(wrong) rules

Chess 1968

Chess: A new rare variant known since mid of 2010

Spell and Learn 1969

Spell and Learn: A new rare game known since end of 2009

Phlounder 1962

Phlounder fat box: very first version with different board

Thinking Man´s Basketball 1970

Thinking Man´s Basketball: Market test copy, never published.

Foil Prototype 1967

Foil bookcase: A prototype and correction copy of Sid Sackson.

Foil oversized butterbox 1968

Foil butterbox: oversized first edition with black base.

High Bid Butterbox 1969

High Bid: The Butterbox Version

High Bid Oversized Gamette 1964 High Bid: The rare Oversized Gamette
High Bid Mini Bookcase 1964 High Bid: Mini-Bookcase - A rare new version known since end of 2002
Executive Decision Prototype 1971 A prototype of Executive Decision by Sid Sackson
Sleuth Prototype ? A prototype of Sleuth by Sid Sackson
Ploy Prototype 1968 A prototype of Ploy by Frank J. Thibault
Contigo Prototype  1970 A prototype of Contigo by Frank J. Thibault
A Letter about Ploy
Agreements
A Letter about Bazaar

1969, 1975, 1976
Sid Sackson: A few letters !
Octrix Butterbox 1969 Octrix Butterbox: Known since January 2000 !
Master Maze 1972 Master Maze in uncommon Packaging: In Store demonstrator.
Orbis 1 & 2 ? Orbis 1 & 2, by Piet Hein: two 3M puzzles, which are published only in germany.
Total Out 1973 Total Out: There are two versions of this rare children game. The early 1968 version was found in 03/2000.
The 3M Problem Solvers 1973 The 3M Problem Solvers: Go-Moku, Go, Backgammon and Castillion.
4 3M-advertising games published only in England. Not really part of the 3M series, but an interesting, rare 3M-collectors item !
Thinking Man´s Football 1969 Thinking Man´s Football: A misprint of the plastic cover !
Front shows "Pro Football".
Facts in Five 1966 Facts In Five: "3-part greyscaled back" edition from 1966;
the well known standard editions are from 1967.
(This new version was found in 01/2000)
Big League Baseball 1966 Big League Baseball: The uncommon Mini-Sportgame format;
this format is known since a few months - see Pro Football !
(This new version was found in 02/2000)
Foil Butterbox 1968 Oversized Butterbox version of Foil
(This new version was found in 01/2000)
Foil Bookcase 1968 Market test version of Foil: without picture on the back and with uncommon picture on the front !
(This new version was found in 01/2000)
Octrix Butterbox 1969 Erstmalig aufgetaucht im Januar 2000 ! Bisher war nicht bekannt, daß es außer der Gamette auch eine Butterbox-Version gab !
High Bid 1963 Die Erstausgabe in dem übergroßen Buchschuber  und die "greyscaled / 3-part back" Ausgabe
Phlounder 1962 Die Erstausgabe in dem übergroßen Buchschuber
Ow-Wah-Ree 1962 Die Erstausgabe in dem übergroßen Buchschuber
Twixt (wood) 1962 Die frühen Ausgaben von Twixt: Mit Holz- und Plastiksteinen
Sum Up 1969 Die seltene Butterbox Version (mit Würfel !)
Dial & Learn 1969 Kinderspiel
Egghead or Chicken 1967 Kinderspiel; Vorgänger von Dial & Learn
jati (Puzzler) 1970 Ein Geschicklichkeitsspiel(aufgetauch seit 1999)
The Lighthouse 1970 A 3M WOOD PUZZLE
Kitten 1970 A 3M WOOD PUZZLE
Pro Football 1966 Pro Football: Im Mini-Sportsgame-Format
Mad Mate ? Mad Mate: Eine Buchkassette - Vermutlich noch seltener Als Jati !
Olive Trees 1970 A 3M WOOD PUZZLE
Stowe, Vermont 1970 A 3M WOOD PUZZLE
Boats in the Bay 1970 A 3M WOOD PUZZLE
Acquire 1963 Die berühmte Acquire Worldmap-Ausgabe
Jumpin 1964 Die Mini Buchkassette
Tryce 1968 Die übergroße(oversized) Erstausgabe
Foil Bookcase 1968 Die graue (frühe) Ausgabe
Quinto 1964 Die frühen Holzversionen von Quinto
Mr. President 1965 Mr. President: Chalkboard und Dial-Type Version
Nieuport 27 1970 A 3M WOOD PUZZLE
JATI 1965/66 Eine Rarität: Dieses Spiel wurde nie im Handel verkauft(Markttestexemplar) und existiert sogar in 2 Versionen !

(27.03.22 G. Rosenbaum)