Tiddledy Winks Game Vintage 1880s Style Traditional Box Family Classic Board Toy

Tiddledy Winks Game

Dimensions 16.5cm x 16.5cm x 4cm
An age old game from the 1800s that has been played by children down the generations.
This version is a design based on one from the 1960s - bright, colourful and fun - just like the game itself!
Flick your winks into the cup!! Contains instructions for 5 other games.

History of the Game.

Tiddlywinks is a game played on a flat felt mat with sets of small discs called "winks", a pot, which is the target, and a collection of squidgers, which are also discs. Players use a "squidger" (nowadays made of plastic) to shoot a wink into flight by flicking the squidger across the top of a wink and then over its edge, thereby propelling it into the air. The offensive objective of the game is to score points by sending your own winks into the pot. The defensive objective of the game is to prevent your opponents from potting their winks by "squopping" them: shooting your own winks to land on top of your opponents' winks. As part of strategic gameplay, players often attempt to squop their opponents' winks and develop, maintain and break up large piles of winks.

Tiddlywinks is sometimes considered a simple-minded, frivolous children's game, rather than a sophisticated strategic game. However, the modern competitive game of tiddlywinks made a strong comeback at the University of Cambridge in 1955. The modern game uses far more complex rules and a consistent set of high-grade equipment.