Match The Red Ball
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Match the Red Ball was a promotional game issued by the Atlantic Richfield Oil Company. The first version was released in 1966; the second version was released in 1967. This was a collect-and-win game with instant winners. With each visit to a participating Atlantic gas station, customers received a game envelope. The envelopes contain a game piece; a slip of paper with one image (first version), or two images (second version). Each image is one-half of a cash or merchandise prize. The goal was to collect game pieces and try to match two halves of a prize in which case the player won that prize. There were also 'Instant Winner' game pieces in some envelopes in which case the player won a prize immediately. Prizes ranged from $1.00 cash to a new 1967 Ford Mustang (first version), or a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro (second version). All of the images below are from the second version of the game. |
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Above: The left game piece is the common half of the $1.00 prize. The right game piece is the scarce matching half. |
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Above: Front and back of a game envelope that contains a game piece. Each game piece has two prize halves. |
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Above: On the left is game piece 'a.' On the right is game piece 'b.' |
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Above: Game piece 'c.' |
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Above: On the left is game piece 'e.' On the right is game piece 'f.' |
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Above: On the left is game piece 'g.' On the right is game piece 'h.' |
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Above: Game piece 'i' which contains the scarce matching half of the $1.00 prize. |
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Above: The back of a typical game piece showing the rules. There are at least two versions |
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Above: This is a promotional flyer for the game which was designed to be displayed at the gas stations. |
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Above: A newspaper ad for the game printed in 1967. |
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