Dingbats (board game)
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Dingbats is the name of a puzzle franchise devised by Paul Sellers in 1980 and first published as a board game in 1987.
Gameplay
[edit]The game, for two or more people, involves solving rebuses: puzzles in which a common word or saying is hidden in a cryptic or otherwise unique arrangement of symbols.[1]
Publication history
[edit]The puzzles are syndicated internationally in newspapers, under various names such as "WHATZIT?" in North America and "KATCH-ITS" in Australia.[2]
The name "Dingbats" is a registered trademark in the UK and European Union.[3]
Reception
[edit]In the February 1988 issue of The Games Machine (Issue 3), the reviewer said that "We didn't really think a awful lot of the game, it has a tendency to get annoying because of inconsistency in the difficulty of the puzzles - but good marks for effort and decent packaging."[4]
Reviews
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Park, James F. (15 March 2015). Stanley. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-326-21612-2.
- ^ "DINGBATS®: The wordplay game that will drive you crazy!". www.dingbats.net. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ^ "Intellectual Property Office".
- ^ "Going Overboard". The Games Machine. No. 3. Enfield. February 1988. p. 83.
- ^ "Jeux & stratégie 48". December 1987.
External links
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