Spelregels voor het Stoombootspel, ca. 1823-1829 1823 - 1829

This is *Rules for the Steamboat Game*, made around the 1820s by Theodorus Johannes Wijnhoven-Hendriksen. It's a print outlining the rules and tariff for a game centered around steamboats. During this period, steamboats symbolized progress and connection, reflecting a society rapidly embracing industrialization. Consider how games like this one offered a microcosm of the larger societal shifts, simulating economic transactions and social mobility within the confines of leisure. The game involved chance and strategy. The instructions are printed with the tariff. The player had to pay 5 cents to play in the first cabin. Imagine the experience of players from various social strata engaging with this game: for the wealthy, it might have been a trivial amusement, but for others, it could have represented a significant gamble. The steamboat game reflects a society navigating new technologies and economic realities, capturing both the excitement and the anxieties of a changing world.