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The sixteenth century
Christmas parlour game of Snap Dragon From Home games for the people: a collection of family amusements for the fireside, parlour, or pic-nic parties. For the use of the old and young Published by P. J. Cozans, New York, 1855 |
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| Snapdragon, a Victorian Christmas game in which raisins soaked in brandy were set alight and snatched from the flames, often leaving players with scorched fingers and singed lips. Reports of the game causing serious injuries may be one of the reasons it fell out of fashion. |
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