Wars were the subject of many children's games. Publishers sought ways in which children could be involved in the events happening around them, engaging their minds through strategy games. The John Johnson Collection includes games from the sieges of Paris (left) and of Sebastopol and from the Boer War. The Ballam Collection is strong in WW1 and WW2. Krom styled itself as "A game for everyone" and was played in the trenches
Berlin Ludo (top): Ballam Collection: 1910s (1). Krom: Ballam Collection: 1910s (25.1 and 25.2)
Domestic conflict is also represented in the collections, notably here by the suffrage game Suffragetto from the Ballam Collection. This survival (thought to be unique) pitts Suffragettes against Policemen. Ballam Collection Games 1910s (31.1),( 31.2)
