Commander-In-Chief Board Game

Three plus games in one—checkers, chess, tic-tac-toe, triangle puzzle, AND strategic war game—make the Commander in Chief Board Game a portable entertainment center the whole family can enjoy. To play the Commander in Chief Board Game two to four players take turns trying to capture an opposing commander by strategically moving their military hardware (commander, fighter, tank, bomber, submarine, helicopter, amphibian, destroyer). Bombers can go over pieces; submarines, under; bombers and tanks can block. Beyond the basic strategy of the Commander in Chief Board game, there are multiple options for declaring the object of the game as well as for team and advanced play. The Commander in Chief Board Game includes 30 playing pieces which double as military toys, 30 playing-piece platform bases which double as stack-able spinning tops, 10 aerial platform bases, 1 one-minute sand timer, 1 double-sided game board, 1 set of rules and 2 Commander in Chief quick start options. Choking Hazard: small parts not for children under age 3. Ages 6 and up.  Box, 3"h x 15.5"l. x 10.5"w.

Museum Provenance

As World War II loomed over the home front, everyone got behind the war effort. Even the games children played reflected the impact of the war. The Division of History of Technology at the National Museum of American History, Behring Center, includes the toy, “Junior Commander” Army-Navy Combat kit consisting of soldiers and a plane made of paper instead of diecast metal.

Every Smithsonian purchase will arrive with a museum provenance card explaining how it is adapted from or inspired by an object or objects in our collection.