Why: a Mystery Game presented by Alfred Hitchcock 1962

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Why: a Mystery Game presented by Alfred Hitchcock 1962

• Manufacturer: Jumbo
• Date of manufacture: 1962

With manual in Dutch (main), French, Swedish and Danish...

Description
Alfred Hitchcock presents was a TV series from 1955 to 1962. The board game Why was inspired by this series and the jumbo edition dates from 1962. The aim of the game is to unravel a murder, with 6 characters, 4 murder weapons and a game board with 6 rooms. The 6 people each have 4 tickets. The lid is quite battered but the game is complete with game rule booklet.

Content:
Game board, 4 game pieces, 6 series of 4 cards, of which each series represents a ghost, so 4 cards together represent one ghost, 4 series of 4 cards, of which each series represents a weapon, so 4 cards together represent one weapon, 1 series of 6 cards, which together form the picture of Alfred Hitchcock, 6 "motivation" cards, 7 "no clue" cards, 1 card with a blue question mark, game rules.

Condition
This game is in a good and neat vintage condition. However, the box has various traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Photos are part of the description.

Dimensions box

• Height: 4.5 cm
• Length: 42 cm
• Width: 24 cm

Alfred Hitchcock Presents, also known for its last three seasons as The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, is an American anthology television series that aired from October 1955 to May 1965 in the United States. The series has 10 seasons with a total of 361 episodes. The series was not only a success in its own country, but also in the Netherlands, France and West Germany.

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was a British film director. He is regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time.

Hitchcock's career spanned an era of more than 50 years. He had success with both silent films and sound films. His most famous genre was that of the thriller. He was nicknamed "Master of Suspense"

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