C. Carey Cloud » Cracker Jack » Soco Game and Transatlantic Flight Game


In 1946, C. Carey Cloud, made the Soco Game, and the Transatlantic Flight Game as a Cracker Jack prize. I'm sure the children were pleasantly surprised to find two games in their box , instead of one. The Soco Game was printed on one side of the card, and the Transatlantic Flight Game was printed on the other. Printed on card stock, 3 3/8" x 2 5/16".

The Transatlantic Flight Game is similar to the Navy Game that C. Carey Cloud created for Cracker Jack three years earlier.

Soco Game CAN YOU RING THE BELL ON THE FIRST COUNT? Start at the bottom - connect the right numbers that will add up to 45. You may zig-zag up the board ending with 1 or 2. Copyright 1946 - C. Carey Cloud, Chicago Ill, Made in U.S.A. There are ten different solutions to this puzzle. Can you find them all? Scroll to the bottom of the page for all the answers!

Transatlantic Flight Game One or more can play. Start at any red spot, follow the green line 'til you get a number. Then mark it down. Next, start from another spot and repeat 'til your numbers total exactly 12. If you total more or less you must start over. First person that arrives at (12 exactly) is the winner of the flight. Do you know what the fewest number of flights are needed to answer this puzzle? Or the maximum number of flights possible? For these answers, and more, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Transatlantic Game Answers

The quickest route is to fly to the number 6, two times, giving you a total of 12. You can fly there from any of the 6 starting red dots.

The slowest route is to fly to the number 3, four times, giving you a total of 12.

Other options are...
flying to 3, 4, 5, giving you a total of 12.
flying to 3, 3, 6, giving you a total of 12.
flying to 4, 4, 4, giving you a total of 12.

Soco Game Answers