The American Legion Boundary Post #55 held many fundraisers over the years. During the 1943 Boundary County Fair, Legionnaires set up a Housey-Housey game to help fund the fair premium money. Being a ‘youngster,’ I had to look up the definition of housey-housey: “a gambling game, usually played with several people, in which numbers selected at random are called out and the players cover the numbers on their individual cards.” I thought: “BINGO!” Well, sort of, but not quite. Looking at the boxes on the internet, I see what the game came in. I knew there was one in the Museum’s Collection.
Does anyone know how to play? Can you teach me?
Housey-Housey Game