Gibsons
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Gibsons

133 games 794 3D models Published 133 games

(cross reference with H. P. Gibson & Sons and Gibson Game Company) Gibsons Games Gibsons is the independent, family-owned jigsaw puzzle and board game company. Founded in 1919, the business originally made its name with the 'HPG' brand of indoor games with old favourites such as L'Attaque and Dover Patrol which were huge sellers before and after WWII. Sadly the company's premises, complete with all its…

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manufacturing equipment was destroyed during The Blitz in 1940 and when the war ended, it was almost a case of starting from scratch. Robert and Harry Gibson (jnr.), sons of the founder, re-established trading from Barrett Street in London's West End. The company continued to sell its own family games and pastimes, alongside ranges from other established names, including Waddingtons and Chad Valley. In the 1970s and 80s, Gibsons had a whole range of iconic games in its collection, such as 221b Baker, Kingmaker, Civilization, Diplomacy and Escape from Colditz. Today, over 100 years on, Gibsons is led by the founder's great-granddaughter Kate Gibson and manufactures games for all ages, including 221b Baker Street, Civilization, Mind the Gap, Hare & Tortoise and Kingmaker.

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Published 133 games

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The Mob 1993 0
Turf Horse Racing 1995 0
Wembley 1952 0
Talkin' Tango 2000 0
Dover Patrol 1919 0
Fireside Football 1996 0
Chicken Out! 2017 0
Crystal Hall 2018 0
Taxi! 0
Dingbats 2003 0
Go: The International Travel Game 1961 0
VCR 221B Baker Street 1987 0
Pass the Bomb Card Game 2010 0
Speed 1938 0
Quadtria 2000 0
Rummy Rumble 1985 0
Halma 1884 0
Newmarket 0
Silence in Class! 1988 0
Westminster: The Election Game 1983 0
The Game of Nations 1973 0
Take Cat 2026 0
Not Mushroom 2026 0
Categories 2026 0
Tegula 2025 0
Swapple: RHS 2025 0
Abstractable 2025 0
Team GB: Ready Set Win 2024 0
Team GB: Go for Gold 2024 0
Connecting London 2021 0
Out of Order 2021 0
Rockpool 2020 0
Card Game for Rebel Girls 2020 0
Race The Rails 2020 0
Zonkers: Dice Game 2019 0
Mission Earth 2011 0
A Box of Silly Word Games 2005 0
Frantic Frogs 2004 0
Cheese Please 2004 0
Woof Woof 2004 0
Total Football 2000 0
Sharpe's Attack 1996 0
Club Golf 1995 0
Pitwits 1990 0
Additional Sherlock Holmes Cases for 221B Baker Street, The Master Detective Game 1989 0
Who? 1989 0
Tweedledum: The New Adventures with Alice in Wonderland 1988 0
Ham-N-Ex 1987 0
Bottoms Up: Banana Skin Game – Unzip Game 4 1987 0
Shocks & Scares 1983 0
Swizzle 1980 0
Swords & Wizardry 1980 0
Rupert 1973 0
Wild Flower Sevens 1960 0
Little Grey Rabbit 1954 0
Sylabex 1948 0
Peter Pan Card Game 1943 0
AROISK Motor Racing Board Game 1910 0
Missing Words 0
Fumble 0
Muggins 0
Piggy 0
How to Be a Complete Idiot 0
Big Breakfast Vital Statistics 0
Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit Race Game 0
Fast Track: The Speed Reaction Card Game 0
Word for Word 0