QUOTATIONS: CHIVALRY, CAMELOT, GRAND CAMELOT, and CAMELOTTA 

"I consider Chivalry a remarkably interesting and amusing game of skill for young or old."  HARRY NELSON PILLSBURY  (United States Chess Champion 1897-1906)

"I have no hesitancy in saying that I think Chivalry superior to checkers."  H. DAVIDSON  (Chess and Checkers Expert)

"Chivalry is more easily learned than chess, since it is not so complex.  The possible combinations are entirely different from those of chess, but are equally profound and pleasing."  F. W. BERRY  (Chess Expert)

 “New as it is, the game of Camelot is a classic.  Camelot is America’s contribution to the world’s great games.  It is this century’s contribution to the great games of all time.”  ELIZABETH CLARK BOYDEN  (Noted Bridge and Backgammon author)

 “There is no question about the remarkable excellence and lure of the game Camelot.  It has given me real and exciting pleasure.  The author of the game has given us something that cannot fail to reach an immense permanent popularity.”  JOSE RAOUL CAPABLANCA  (World Chess Champion 1921-1927)

“Camelot is a remarkable game – I play it a lot.”  SIDNEY S. LENZ  (World-famous Bridge player)

“Not since medieval inventors developed Chess has there been a new game equaling Camelot in merit and interest.  I greatly enjoy playing it.  Its place is in the front rank of games.  It is a bright, active, lively game, much more exciting and fascinating than Checkers and far simpler and easier than Chess.”  FRANK J. MARSHALL  (United States Chess Champion 1907-1936)

“The game is one of dash, daring, plots, counterplots, unexpected happenings, putting Camelot in a class of its own.   It is a masterpiece in games – a new delight.”  E. V. SHEPARD  (Noted authority on Bridge)

“Unlike any other game in its unique atmosphere and charm.  It has added another pleasure to life.”  EMILY STANLEY WARREN  (Noted Bridge and Mah Jongg author)

“In Camelot Mr. Parker has originated a new and brilliant game of extraordinary fascination.  Easily learned, its liveliness of action opens the field for adroitness and strategy of the highest type.  Camelot is one of the few really great games.”  MILTON C. WORK  (World-famous Bridge bidding authority and author)

From Time Magazine, circa 1930:
“Growing in popularity is a new game—simpler than chess, more complicated than checkers, a cross between the two—called Camelot. Played with 26 [sic] "knights" and "men" on a squared board, the object of the game is to get any two pieces through the opponent's forces and into two starred squares in his back line. Created by George S. Parker of Salem, Mass., inventor and longtime manufacturer of more than 200 games, Camelot is played and recommended by Bridge Experts Milton C. Work, Sidney S. Lenz, E. V. Shepard; Tennis Players Marjorie Morrill, Francis T. Hunter; Lyricist Howard Deitz; Socialites Anne Morgan, Mrs. Prescott Warren.”

From the New York Evening Post of December 27, 1931:
“Capablanca, who has just left for Havana to spend Christmas at his home in Cuba, also explained some of the mysteries of the new game Camelot.  He then proceeded to defeat Jacob Maghloff of the Jewish Morning Journal in an exhibition match.”

From Time Magazine of February 1, 1932:
“First Camelot tournament in Manhattan, sponsored by expert Camelotist Anne Morgan, was played last week at the clubhouse of the American Women's Association, refereed by onetime Chess Champion Jose Capablanca, won by a Miss Elizabeth Wray.  Named, for no particular reason, after King Arthur's hometown, Camelot was invented three years ago by George Swinnerton Parker, head of Parker Bros. of Salem, Mass., who manufacture more games than anyone else in the U.S.  Camelot is played with pieces resembling pawn chessmen on an irregularly checkered board.  It comes in "editions" of which Parker Bros. say they have sold 2,000,000.”

ROBERT NEVILLE, in an article written about the concluding social festivities hosted by Ely Culbertson for the press at the conclusion of the famous bridge challenge match of 1931-32 between Culbertson (the inventor of Contract Bridge) and Sidney Lenz: “After the dinner, for a change, bridge was played.  Mr. Culbertson played incognito.  Mr. Lenz went back to his golf, his ping-pong, his magic, his camelot and his chess with José R. Capablanca (World Chess Champion 1921-1927).”

From a Parker Brothers dealer advertisement, circa 1932:
GRAND CAMELOT A Brand New Development of Camelot with Larger Board and more pieces, with which are also played Four-Hand Patnership Camelot and Camelotta.  For the four-handed game, Knights and Men in four different colors are provided.  In addition to these games of Camelot, come directions for the game of Camelotta, the popular partnership game, having Camelot moves but possessing some characteristics unlike the regular game.