The Games of Fu Manchu

There are three known games which used Fu Manchu as the name.

Fu Manchu Playing Cards. Boxed in red cardboard with a dragon motif.
US Playing Card Company, Cincinatti, Ohio, 1923.

Fu Manchu
The National Game of China

Sold some time in the 1920s as "Fu Manchu: The National Game of China," the set consisted of the 144 traditional tiles, a small set of dice, and colored sticks for scoring. The tiles were stored in four trays which were stacked in a red box.

"FU MANCHU'S HIDDEN HOARD" Boxed Game, Ideal Toy Corp, 1967.

A game with a 19x19" playing board that has a grid treasure map design. The game is played with 40 clue cards, an information pad, a single die, and eight miniature plastic standup figure cards. The box is 13x19x2" deep with large colorful lid art.

Object of the Game:

The sinister Fu Manchu is playing a wily game of deception! Somewhere on the large treasure map he has hidden his hoard of wealth -- but he has left 5 clues to its location. However, he has concealed the 5 true clues among many false clues. The player must first find the 5 true clues -- and then by following their directions on the large map, step by step, locate the Hidden Hoard.

Further details can be found at The Game Pile site.

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