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	\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/nimrod		\|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/nimrod}}
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	''NIMROD'' was created in 1951 by the computer company Ferranti as a demonstration for the Festival of Britain in 1951. The machine played the board game nim using a display of a series of lights. It was shown in various forums from May 1951 to 1953, making it the first publicized video game shown in multiple locations and potentially seen by thousands of individuals.		''NIMROD'' was created in 1951 by the computer company Ferranti as a demonstration for the Festival of Britain in 1951. The machine played the board game nim using a display of a series of lights. It was shown in various forums from May 1951 to 1953, making it the first publicized video game shown in multiple locations and potentially seen by thousands of individuals.

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	\|developer = John Makepeace Bennett, Raymond Stuart-Williams		\|developer = John Makepeace Bennett, Raymond Stuart-Williams
	\|publisher = Ferranti Ltd.		\|publisher = Ferranti Ltd.
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			''NIMROD'' was created in 1951 by the computer company Ferranti as a demonstration for the Festival of Britain in 1951. The machine played the board game nim using a display of a series of lights. It was shown in various forums from May 1951 to 1953, making it the first publicized video game shown in multiple locations and potentially seen by thousands of individuals.

	== Pamphlet ==		== Pamphlet ==

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{{Infobox
|title = NIMROD
|image =
|developer = John Makepeace Bennett, Raymond Stuart-Williams
|publisher = Ferranti Ltd.
|date = May 1951
|wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimrod_(computer)
|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/nimrod
}}

== Pamphlet ==
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
NIMRODPamphlet.jpg|Front page of the informational booklet on NIMROD. (1950)
</gallery>

== Photos ==
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
NIMROD-ElectricalReview.jpg|NIMROD on display at the Festival of Britain. (1951)
NIMROD-ElectronicEngineering02.jpg|Another full view of the NIMROD computer, Festival of Britain. (1951)
NIMROD-ElectronicEngineering.jpg|Demonstration of nim at NIMROD, Festival of Britain. (1951)
NIMROD-FasterthanThought.png|Active display of a game in progress on NIMROD, Festival of Britain. (1951)
NIMROD-Getty.jpg|People play NIMROD, Festival of Britain. (1951)
NIMRODPhotoDisplay.jpg|NIMROD display area at the Festival of Britain. (1951)
NIMROD-FerrantiHouseJournal.jpg|A packed showing at NIMROD in Berlin, East Germany. (1951)
NIMRODGermany01.jpg||Crowds view NIMROD. Berlin, East Germany. (1951)
NIMRODGermany02.png|NIMROD from a distance. Berlin, East Germany. (1951)
</gallery>

== Books ==

''They Create Worlds: The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry, Vol. I: 1971-1982'' by Alexander Smith.

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