Bibliographic Information:
Publisher: Milton Bradley Company
Genre: Party Game/ Physical Skills Game
Publication Date: 1966
2 Summary: Twister is a game that involves a large plastic mat that is generally either spread on the floor or ground in order to play. The plastic mat contains six rows of large colored circles each color has its own row including the colors: red, green, blue, and yellow. Equipment that comes with the game includes a spinner (an arrow attached a board) that indicates where players must place their hand or foot. The spinner has four designated categories: right foot, left foot, right hand, and left hand. Also, these four categories are divided up by colors as well (blue, red, yellow, green). After the player spins the arrow, then the combination is then called out concerning which color and if the player has to move their hand or foot to the circle of the designated color. If there are only two players playing, then no two people can put their hand or foot on the same color spot. However, when there are more players involved then the rules are a little different. While there isn’t a specific limit to how many players can play this game, any number of players past four will be a tight fit. Since there are only so many spots, people may go to extreme measures such as stretching their bodies in awkward positions which usually leads to someone falling. If a player falls or their knee or elbow touches the mat then they are disqualified.
Critical Evaluation: There isn’t a whole lot of negative things to say about the game of twister. It is a fun interactive game, where no one is required to have these certain special skills outside of flexibility. This is definitely a party game, but the main drawback is that it would be difficult to play with more than four people. So in that way the game is very restrictive to the amount of players that can play, having more than four people play would definitely be a tight squeeze.
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Creator Information: The Milton Bradley company was founded in 1860. It is the oldest game manufacturer in the United States. The Milton Bradley company has produced thirty of the designated fifty best-selling games including the following games: Candyland, The Game Life, Chutes and Ladders, Twister, Yahtzee, Operation, Connect Four, and more. The company got its name from Milton Bradley who was a great industrial inventor in the 19th century.
In addition to his association to the game making company, he has also created some important non game inventions as well such as the zoetrope and the color wheel. At the early age of twenty-four, Milton created the Milton Bradley company. During the 1870s, the company took off producing a wide variety of games that quickly became family favorites. The company has grown tremendously since then and is now a billion dollar coparent of Hasbro Inc.
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/milton-bradley-company-history/
Genre: Party Game/ Physical Skills Game
Curriculum Ties: N/a
Book Talk Ideas: N/a
Interest age: 10 and up
Challenge Issues and Defense Preparation:
Challenge Issue: Not Appropriate for Children
Seeing is Believing: Play Twister: http://www.museumofplay.org/blog/play-stuff/2015/11/seeing-is-believing-play-twister
The Benefits of Interactive Games for Children: https://usa.minilandeducational.com/family/the-benefits-of-interactive-games-for-children
Benefits of Classic Games https://www.familyeducation.com/life/board-games/benefits-classic-games
11 Why Included: This game is simple and a lot of fun. A lot of times when the word games are mentioned, they are referring to video games, but sometimes it is better to take it back to old school games such as twister. Really, all you need for this game is the mat, spinner, and a good attitude. I’m sure even the grouchiest teen won’t be able to resist the fun of twister.
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