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Image of George S. Parker's original Camelot patent drawing, c. 1930. George S. Parker's 1930 patent drawing (Pat. #1,780,038) for the Camelot board game, showing the distinctive diamond-shaped checkered playing field with marked starting positions for game pieces, illustrating the original design of this strategic two-player board game. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelot_(board_game)#/media/File:Camelot_patent_drawing_-_George_S._Parker,_1930.jpg

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Image of George S. Parker's original Camelot patent drawing, c. 1930. George S. Parker's 1930 patent drawing (Pat. #1,780,038) for the Camelot board game, showing the distinctive diamond-shaped checkered playing field with marked starting positions for game pieces, illustrating the original design of this strategic two-player board game. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelot_(board_game)#/media/File:Camelot_patent_drawing_-_George_S._Parker,_1930.jpg
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The original knights of Camelot return
Games can’t really be copyrighted as such, but their texts and visual elements can be. That leaves some games in an intellectual property limbo, like Camelot, a strategy game published in 1930 that’s now long out of production.

By John Mark Ockerbloom
https://everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/13/the-original-knights-of-camelot-return/
About Camelot:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelot_(board_game)
#games #publicDomainDayCountdown

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