The very first lined page proclaims the fact that the book records "Games" and what follows is a veritable compendium of every conceivable game, written out neatly by hand in fountain pen. The second page is a guide to what follows - J for Junior, S for Senior and A for Adult and then, after a space, Ap for Apparatus and M for Music. Throughout the notebook, these codes are entered in the margins, noting the suitability of games for different age groups and the equipment required.
The first section of 10 pages is dedicated to "Rowdy games", with about three on each page, their name underlined: Huddle, Roundabout, Fill the Gap, Tunnels, Castles, Shipwreck. The following sections include "Team games" (Duster Hockey, Ruler Cricket, Air Raid Warning - which may give a clue to the time of its composition), "Quieter games" (Noah's Ark, Furniture Store, Sculptors), "Brainy games" (Proverbs, Art Gallery, To the Rescue) and "Outdoor games" (Stalking, Paper Chase, Buried Treasure). There is then a blank section, and then two final sections: "Dance games" (Snowball Waltz, Broom Dance, Heads and Tails) and "Progressive games" (Peas and Straw, Things in a Bag, Words out of Constantinople).
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