Blue Line Hockey

(Author: F. A. Herschler)

## Edition Year Year Rule:
Copyright
Code
Cards Player Color Code on parts Box lid Plastic
holder
Type, Comments
 

THE EARLY EDITIONS

1 1.1 1968 f: -
b: 68
r: 68
1968
C-S320-R68
18
rounded
edges
ow:     b&w
inside: b&w
sb:      b&w
sb: C-S320-T
ex: C-S320SG-68
sc: C-S320-C68
blank smooth red, translucent dice
different plastic retainer
2 1.2 1968 f: -
b: 68
r: 68
1968
C-S320-R68
18
rounded
edges
ow:     b&w
inside: b&w
sb:      b&w
sb: C-S320-T
ex: C-S320SG-68
sc: C-S320-C68
blank smooth different plastic retainer
  THE LATER STANDARD EDITIONS
3 2.1 1969 f: -
b: 68
r: 69
1969
C-S320R-69
18
rounded
edges
ow:     b&w
inside: b&r
sb:      b&r
sb: C-S320-T
ex: C-S320SG-69
sc: C-S320-C69
blank smooth plastic wrap with blue + white players
4 2.2 1969 f: -
b: 68
r: 69
1969
C-S320R-69
14
sharp edges
ow:     b&r
inside: b&r
sb:      b&r
sb: C-S320-T
ex: C-S320SG-69
sc: C-S320-C69
blank smooth  
5 3.1 1970 f: -
b: 68
r: 69
1969
C-S320R-69
14
sharp edges
ow:     b&r
inside: b&r
sb:      b&r
sb: C-S320-T
ex: C-S320SG-70
sc: C-S320-C69
example smooth  
6 3.2 1973 f: -
b: 68
r: 73
1973
C-S320-R73
680-0320-221
14
sharp edges
ow:     b&r
inside: b&r
sb:      b&r
sb: C-S320-T
ex: C-S320SG-71
sc: C-S320-C69
example rough
finish
Large rules book
  GERMAN LANGUAGE EDITION
4.1 1972 f: -
b: 68
r: 72
1972
C-S320R-R72
680-0320-221
14
sharp edges
ow:     b&r
inside: b&r
sb:      b&r
sb: C-S320-T
ex: C-S320SG-71
sc: C-S320-C69
example smooth with additional german rule booklet 
ow = player color on outer plastic wrap
inside = color of plastic pieces inside the box
sb = player color on score board
ex = example booklet
sc = shot calculator
b&w, b&r = blue&white, blue&red (color of players)


Game parts (all versions):
- 3-part plastic wrap as game board
- 6 blue und 6 red(or white) plastic player pieces
- 3 black plastic pucks (1,9x0,4cm)
- Cards: 11(15)x Penalty, 3x Shot on Goal  ; 5x7,7cm, Back. red with white letters
- 2 dice, beige/white(red) with black dots
- 1 Score/Series Dial ; 20x8,5cm  (C-S320-T)
- 1 Calculator; 24,5x11,5cm
- 1 Rules booklet, 20,5x11,5 cm
- 1 Examples booklet (if not in the box lid)
   Hint: Information and pictures provided by Doug Jacobson!
 About #1)
Game parts:
- This version has a red, translucent dice (instead of the standard white or beige ones). Size: 1,7 cm (a little bit larger than the white ones)
- Blue and white players
Infos:
-  It might be the first version, because this dice is also shown on the plastic wrap.
Editions 1.x have a slightly different plastic retainer: The part that holds the scoreboard is slanted downwards in 1 section. That's bc instead of taking the locking tabs apart to form the stand, you can put it away w/o taking it apart... which means less wear & tear on the item.
The newer one is just flat open tho there's a little ledge in there.
The early versions w the white pieces show some demonstrations w the pics of the players upside down. That's when you open the lid w the button facing you.
  
 About #2)
Game parts:
- Same as #1, but with the standard white/beige dice: size 1,3cm
 
 About #3 ... #7)
All these versions have the blue and red player pieces inside the box, which is the main difference to #1 and #2 with blue and white player pieces.
But also the number of cards changed in the later editions.
It looks like the #3 is something like a mix between the early and the later editions.
 
About #7)
Game parts:
- same as the english versions
- But with an additional german rul book: "Bearbeitet von Eugen Oker, 3M Hauptabteilung Handelswaren, Düsseldorf"

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(03.04.21 G. Rosenbaum)