Racey Helps Woodland Snap, Pepys Series
First Published: 1984, by Gibsons Games, London SW19
Illustrator or Designer: Racey Helps
Contents: 44 Cards + Folded Rules Sheet
Woodland Snap - Box Front
Woodland Happy Snap is one of the Pepys games that Gibsons retained when they took over the brand in 1984. To compare the Gibsons version with the original Pepys editions and view all the cards see the page here.
Pre 2006 Gibsons cards with a full bleed front design.
The first card designs from Gibsons are full bleed, as in the original Pepys game, with the images going right to edges of the cards but post 2006 editions of the Gibsons version have a white border added.
Post 2006 Gibsons cards with a white border.
The game is still in print and copies of this and other Pepys Series games can be bought direct from their publisher Gibsons Games.
The latest versions of the four remaining Pepys games that Gibsons publish all have their thumb cuts on the rear of the box. Woodland Happy Families and Woodland Snap also have the newest version of Gibsons logo and the boxes bear a UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) mark. The copyright attributions for these games are to both Gibsons Games Ltd. and to John Jaques & Son Ltd.
Woodland Snap - Purchased online direct from Gibsons in January 2023.
For details of all the games Racey Helps illustrated for Pepys click this link.
Game & Version Details
Woodland Happy Families - 1984 Edition | Woodland Happy Families - Post 1984 Edition | Woodland Happy Families - Post 2006 Edition |
 Box Front | Box Front |  Box Front |
 Card Back |  Card Back |  Card Back |
 Rules Front |  Rules Front |  Rules Cards x 7 + 1 Advertising Card |
 Rules Back The address for Gibsons Games is Littlers Close, London SW19 |  Rules Back The address for Gibsons Games is London SW19 |  Advertising Card |
 Box Back, Brown Serif Typeface No Address |  Box Back, Brown Barcode Serif Typeface No Address |  Box Back, Brown CE Mark & Barcode Sans Serif Typeface Address: Gemini Court, Sutton SM1 4AF |
 Box Top The box is unvented. |  Box Top The box is unvented. |  Box Top The box is unvented. |
 Box Base |  Box Base |  Box Base |
 Top Flap Made in the E.E.C. |  Top Flap Made in the E.E.C. |  Top Flap |
In the 3rd of the versions of Woodland Snap in addition to the descriptive advertising card are three colour advertising cards, each designed as if it were a Title Card for another Pepys Series Gibsons Game.
