Multi-Electro

Multi Electro is a game where the players test their knowledge. The game board consists of 48 points where two and two points are connected with electric leads under the game board. On the left half of the board there are questions and on the right side answers. The two plug are connected to each end of the battery and when the plugs are placed on the two points that are connected (i.e. the correct answer to the question) the lamp will shine to indicate this.

When it is a players turn he places one plug on the question he wants to ask. The other players takes the other plug and places it on what he thinks is the correct answer. If he is right, the lamp will shine.

Winning the game

The person who gets the most correct answers wins the game.

Summary

You can also play this game as a solitaire and in this way test your knowledge. Back in the 70's, you could buy refill packs with additional questions. These questions were printed on thick paper board that were placed on the game board, over the original questions. These refill packs included questions of different subjects: flags, insects, airplanes and much more.

This is a edutainment game from long before anyone knew the word edutainment. I've had this game since the middle/end of the 70's and played it a lot. Actually we played it so much that we learned which places on the board that were connected, so no matter which questions were asked, we knew the answers...

About the author

According to The Museum and Archive of Games, this game were originally made by Knapp Electric Corporation, Port Chester, New York, USA, between 1928 and 1930, a time when people were fascinated by the wonders of electricity. The author, David W. Knapp, was an inventor who marketed electric games. Read more on the museum's own web page.

Reader comments

Alida Krind:

I played this game when I was a child (60s to 70s) and remember it fondly. Where can I purchase it now?

Conrad Remick:

Where can I buy this game?

Juergen Mentzel:

Unsere Kinder haben dieses Spiel sehr gerne gespielt. Wo kann ich es fuer meine enkel kaufen?

Mindy:

I have this game and would be interested in purchasing some of the extra refill paks. Can you still get them today?

Sasha McCormick:

I would like to know if it is still possible to buy the game (Multi Electro)and get all the cards. Thank you.

sandeep:

Hi, i am a design and technology student sitting for cambridge exams this year! i've got a project to do on "supporting learning". I am designing a "lux electro game" of wood but with the same pinciples! i need exixting ideas> could i get some picts please..........

Lise:

We had this game when I was a child in the 70s. I wanted to play it with my children, but the battery casing didn't match today's battery formats. Then, I found a variety of the game in Praha (Prague) in 2002! I bought it there, and it works essentially the same as the old one, although there is an irritating sound response to a correct answer instead of the old lightbulb. I keep the game at my parent's house, and don't have the manufacturer's name, but at least I can bring the news that the game exists in a copy version!

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