P Groleau
United States
Antioch
California
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I just bought a 1978 Parker Bros edition that is missing one of the tiles.
I have:
21 red
10 yellow
16 orange
I assume that I am missing a red tile. Could someone please confirm this?
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andrew lavish
United States
Connecticut
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weird. i have 24 red, 13 orange and 11 yellow. i verified that my sets instructions stated 48 markers, no "per color" count.
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andrew lavish
United States
Connecticut
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funny thing. this morning, i found a copy at a yard sale with sealed bits. if i can move them around within the baggies, i'll give you a good piece count.
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andrew lavish
United States
Connecticut
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welp, just to further baffle you, my sealed bags contain the following...
18 orange
13 yellow
23 red
54 total, 6 over the piece count of 48.
there are folks offering parts to complete your set, whatever "complete" means in this game 
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Brad Weage
United States
Atlanta
Georgia
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My set (bought new) has the following:
18 orange (2 each of 9 different patterns)
11 yellow (10 and 1 extra)
21 red (20 and 1 extra)
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48 and 2 extra (according to publicity information at the time)
In play I have never seen anyone use more than 7 orange pairs and probably no more than 8 yellow or 16 red
Contents should also include
2 part plastic black box
1 cardboard outer jacket (slides over box)
rule book
wipe-off plastic coated cardboard solution board
1 black crayon
several yellow balls (At least 4, but I think 5)
It sounds like you are missing two orange tiles. The red tiles indicate a hit and so are used individually. The yellow indicate a reflection, a place where a ray goes in and returns out at the same point and so are also used singly. The orange are used for a ray that goes in at one location and come out at another, and thus are used in pairs. If you are missing two, then you should have at least 7 usable pairs - which should be enough to play. If you have 8 usable pairs, and one entire pair missing - the following might help you figure out what you have.
Square - Circle - Triangle - Hourglass - Starburst
X (with circular ends) - Plus (not larger at ends)
Diagonals (three, middle longer)- Dual Curves (outline circle)
The first five are open shapes; the other four are more like drawn fat lines. If you have the outer jacket, the large picture on the back shows all of these but the first three (Square, Circle, Triangle) though someone seems to have knocked off one of the Plus signs. All of them are pictured in the small picture in the lower right - but you have to look close to see the Circle at the very middle of the back.
I hope that helps.
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Neuro Gamer
United States
Grand Prairie
Texas
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For the record my copy of Parker Brothers Black Box included the following:
5 Yellow Balls
1 Rule Book
1 Pattern/Score Card
1 Black Crayon
Markers...
26 Red Squares
18 (9 pairs with matching symbols) of Orange Squares
11 Yellow squares
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55 Markers (7 more than stated in the rules)
Gg
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Mark Crocker
United States
Westland
Michigan
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adding to the confusion:
13 Yellow Squares
24 Red Squares
18 (9 pairs) Orange pieces
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55 total Plus 5 yellow balls, 1 black crayon, & 1 eraseable scorecard, in my newly acquired thrift copy.
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David Thompson
United States
Portland
Oregon
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further adding to the confusion:
13 Yellow Squares
29 Red Squares
21 Orange pieces(9 pairs and 3 duplicates - or is that 6 pairs and 3 triplets?!)
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63 total Plus 5 yellow balls, 1 black crayon, & 1 eraseable scorecard, in my newly acquired thrift copy
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Tim Johnson
United States
Las Vegas
Nevada
Hoarders: BGG Edition
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So, the consensus seems to be something like this:
Black Box - Parker Brothers 1978 edition contents:
The “Black Box” - black plastic box and cover
Cardboard slipcover
Rule book
1 plastic-coated wipe-off solution board
1 black crayon
5 yellow balls
48 marker tiles (plus extras)
*10 yellow (plus a number of extras)
*20 red (plus a number of extras)
*18 orange (2 each of 9 different patterns):
*2 Square
*2 Circle
*2 Triangle
*2 Hourglass
*2 Starburst
*2 X-shape (with balls at ends)
*2 Plus-sign (curved ends)
*2 Diagonal lines (three lines, middle one is longer)
*2 Dual Curves (outline of a circle)
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