Happy Families

A card game.

This game that revolves around collecting all four members of a nuclear family group. The player with the most families at the end of play wins.

May be seen as confusing/old fashioned to younger generations as the families have both parents and has been used to satire the current family structure/ current state of society.

The Families can include


 * Bacon, the Butcher
 * Block, the Barber
 * Block, the Builder
 * Bone (or Bones), the Butcher
 * Brush, the Artist
 * Bud, the Florist
 * Bun, the Baker
 * Bung, the Brewer
 * Carriage, the Undertaker
 * Chalk, the Teacher
 * Chip, the Carpenter
 * Chop, the Butcher
 * Constable, the Policeman
 * Creep, the Crook
 * Deck, the Swabhand
 * Dip, the Dyer
 * Dose, the Doctor
 * Field, the Farmer
 * Flea, the vet
 * Green, the Grocer (most likely a greengrocer)
 * Grits, the Grocer
 * Hardwatch, the First Mate
 * Hearty, the Captain
 * Hose, the Fireman
 * Jumbo, the pilot
 * Mug, the Milkman
 * Parcel, the postman
 * Pint, the Milkman
 * Pipe, the plumber
 * Plod, the Policeman
 * Pots, the Painter
 * Snoot, the First Class Passenger
 * Snuffet, the Undertaker
 * Sole, the Fisherman
 * Soot, the Sweep
 * Stamp, the Postman
 * Stitches, the Sailmaker
 * Tape, the Tailor
 * Teeth, the dentist
 * Test, the Teacher
 * Trim, the Tailor
 * Tuckin, the Chef

Not all of these are included in every edition and there all also local variations such as White the painter.

This card contains examples of:

 * Everyone Calls Him Barkeep: All are known by a name representing their jobs, no first names are shown.
 * Nuclear Family: Each family contains a mother,father, son and daughter.