Scott takes us through the twisted history of the classic game Twister. How did it overcome its risqué premise to become a perennial favorite?
Bibliography of a Board Game:
Video - Twister was created 55 years ago Video - Ren Guyer: The Man Who Invented Twister & Nerf Video - Original Twister Commercial Video - Twister Mania for Xbox 360 review Text - Ren Guyer's story of Twister from his official website Text - Twister on Board Games Galore Fandom Wikia Text - Patent information on Twister Book - Timeless Toys: Classic Toys and the Playmakers Who Created Them, by Tim Walsh7m46: One interesting note is that Shuffle Twister's gameplay is similar to Bez Shahriari's independently-released In a Bind, but Shahriari released her game in 2015, one year earlier. In a Bind went on to be re-implemented by French publisher Gigamic as Yogi.
9m19s: To clarify, Monkey Auto Races wasn't #1 on the BGG Hot Games; as an April Fool's joke in 2007, a bunch of BGG users gave the game a high rating, and it was actually the #1 game on BGG for one day.
Biography of a Board Game 210.5 - Wings of War
Ludology 210 - The Way to a Gamer's Heart
GameTek Classic 209.5 - The Vice of Dice
Ludology 209 - The 6 Zones of Play
Biography of a Board Game 208.5 - Space Cadets
Ludology 208 - Playing With Purpose
GameTek Classic 207.5 - Information
Ludology 207 - Card Advantage
Ludology 206.5 - Live at Gen Con 2019
Ludology 206 - Ahead of the Curve
GameTek 205.5 - Research Triple Play
Ludology 205 - All's Well That Ends Well
Biography of a Board Game 204.5 - Dune & Rex
Ludology 204 - The Eyes Have It
GameTek 203.5 - Asmodee Research
Ludology Episode 203 - Winging It
Biography of a Board Game 202.5 - Icehouse
Ludology Episode 202 - Forgive Me Not
GameTek Classic 201.5 - The Yips
Ludology Episode 201 - Are We Having Fun Yet?
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