Vintage 1964 Quinto Board Game Bookshelf Slipcase Game

Preowned vintage; GUC. The game board has a bow to it as shown in photos. The bow causes separation when the board is folded for storage, however it snaps in place and does not affect game play as each spot is grooved for holding tiles in place. Classic 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing) strategy board game. Features ancient Roman theme. Includes original artwork. This is a vintage 1964 edition of the 3M Bookshelf game, Quinto that's in very good vintage condition with everything present. This is a bookshelf game meaning the box looks like a book on the shelf and has a slipcover with the game inside. Quinto is the game of numbers. About the game: Quinto is essentially Scrabble with Numbers. The game begins with each player drawing a ‘hand’ of five tiles (numbered from 0 to 9). Players then take turns placing their numbered tiles on the board so that the sum—of row(s) and column(s)—is equal to a multiple of the "Multile" number (5, 6, 7, 8, or 9) which has been randomly selected for that round. Second, no row can consist of more than five numbers. Finally, if a player places all five of their tiles in a single turn, they must be able to score in at least two directions. Once all the tiles have been placed, players are docked points for any tiles they have not used; the highest score wins. The red "Multiles" were introduced in the 1968 edition; the previous (1964) edition didn't have those and is played as if the "5" Multile were always the one drawn.