Dark Shadows Game
In 1968, Whitman released a board game devoted to the wildly popular Gothic-horror soap opera.
The 10x18" box featured a cartoon of a generic vampire with its face partially hidden. The board was made of coated paper instead of being affixed to cardboard, unfortunately. Playing pieces consisted of 4 small plastic characters.
Most of the game was played using cards, which made up a 52-card deck with four suits - bat, spider, cup of poison, or knife. Each suit contained 13 cards made up of 10 numbered cards (which contained either the number 1 or 2), 2 generic Vampire cards, and one card featuring a color photo of Barnabas.
The box also contained two generic cards not part of the game; some variations have two photos of Barnabas labelled 'For Your Wallet'; others had one such photo and an instruction card.
The game was played thus: Players are dealt four cards and move their playing piece ahead based on one of their cards matching a space on the board. They have the option of not moving but discarding one card and drawing another. The player who reaches the end first wins.
See also the Dark Shadows trading cards