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Object Name: Game, Board
Description: Board game, German, entitled, "Mensch argere Dich nicht." German-English translation is, "Do not get annoyed." It was popular with German soldiers & flourished in the trenchesduring WWI.

Developed in 1907 or 1908 and originally issued in 1914 and sold about 70 million copies. Developed by Josef Friedrich Schmidt.

History of board game:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensch_%C3%A4rgere_dich_nicht

Collection: Samuel and Marie Lore Feldman
Accession#: 2014.11
Object ID: 2014.11.7
Search Terms: Board games
German Board games
Games