{"id":7925,"date":"2025-04-24T01:36:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T01:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/?page_id=7925"},"modified":"2025-05-09T14:53:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T14:53:52","slug":"avery-close-game-mego","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/mego-board-game-galleries\/avery-close-game-mego\/","title":{"rendered":"Avery Close Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7926\" style=\"width: 766px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Averyclosegame.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7926\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Averyclosegame-756x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Averyclosegame-756x1024.jpg 756w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Averyclosegame-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Averyclosegame-768x1041.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Averyclosegame-1133x1536.jpg 1133w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Averyclosegame-560x759.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Averyclosegame-260x352.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Averyclosegame-160x217.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Averyclosegame.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avery Close Game- Mego 1978 Catalog<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Avery Close Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;A fast-moving Game of Skill, with the winner never decided until the final move.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Year Manufactured: 1978<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Game Description:<\/strong><br \/>\nPlayers alternate moving all of their pieces each turn, moving them diagonally only, but as far as they like, in an attempt to get them to the other side of the board, placing each numbered piece in its like-numbered spot, with no jumping or captures allowed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/19334\/avery-close-game\">Avery Close Game at Board Game Geek.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photos from the collection of Scott Arendsen.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7927\" style=\"width: 870px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/av-er.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7927\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/av-er-1024x945.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/av-er-1024x945.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/av-er-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/av-er-768x709.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/av-er-1536x1418.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/av-er-560x517.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/av-er-260x240.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/av-er-160x148.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/av-er.jpg 1950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avery Close Game- Mego<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7928\" style=\"width: 870px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7928\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Avery Close Game- Mego\" width=\"860\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery4-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery4-260x195.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery4-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery4.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avery Close Game- Mego<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7929\" style=\"width: 870px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7929\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery2-1024x806.jpg\" alt=\"Avery Close Game- Mego\" width=\"860\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery2-1024x806.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery2-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery2-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery2-560x441.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery2-260x205.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery2-160x126.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/avery2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avery Close Game- Mego<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Click on the Instructions photo for a better look.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7930\" style=\"width: 870px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/vfert.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7930\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/vfert-928x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Avery Close Game Instructions Mego\" width=\"860\" height=\"949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/vfert-928x1024.jpg 928w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/vfert-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/vfert-768x847.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/vfert-1392x1536.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/vfert-560x618.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/vfert-260x287.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/vfert-160x177.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/vfert.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avery Close Game Instructions Mego<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"www.plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/shop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fartclown-1-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"The PlaidStallions Shop has cool Mego stuff!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/product\/plaid-stallions-toy-ventures-magazine-issue-13\/\">Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine<\/a> is about the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World&#8217;s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego&#8217;s catalogue, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/product\/plaid-stallions-toy-ventures-magazine-issue-13\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/subscribestore.png\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avery Close Game &#8220;A fast-moving Game of Skill, with the winner never decided until the final move.&#8221; Year Manufactured: 1978 &nbsp; Game Description: Players alternate moving all of their pieces each turn, moving them diagonally only, but as far as&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/mego-board-game-galleries\/avery-close-game-mego\/\">Read more 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