Post Office Game

An early Parker Brothers game from 1898. Post Office Game revolves around the dense cityscape and urban hustle and bustle of lower Manhattan at or near the turn of the century. Players travel along a game board from streets on Manhattan's Southern tip ( South Ferry, Aquarium, Wall Street and the Wall Street Ferry all the way North to 23rd Street). Places to visit include American Line Terminal, Fall River Line, The Tombs, Brooklyn Bridge, the Post Office & Bowling Green. Famous New York Streets from the time are used to move about; Broadway, West Broadway, Fulton, Pearl, Canal, East Houston, The Bowery, Division and Furman Streets. Delivering mail to particular places in the city was the goal of the game. First person to complete their assigned deliveries won the game.