Waddingtons House Of Games, Inc. User Guide

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Who was the founder of Waddington's House of games?

  Waddingtons was a publisher of card and board games in the United Kingdom. The company was founded by John Waddington of Leeds, England and the thespian Wilson Barrett, under the name Waddingtons Limited. The name was changed to Waddington’s House of Games, then in 1905 John Waddington Limited, then Waddington Games, and finally just Waddingtons.

• When did Waddingtons board games go out of production?

  The descriptions of each game will enable you to check if you have the correct contents for each game or enable you to search for new games and be able to check the contents prior to purchase. Waddington's games are no longer in production the company was bought out by toy Giant Hasbro about 1997.

• How many balls are in a Waddingtons board game?

  3 balls are placed in each tube 6 tubes each side placed alternative one side to the other. One person starts by releasing the balls in one tube their side and placing the balls one in each tube to the right. These can go round to the other side if enough balls are available.

• Where do you put the cards in Waddington's?

  The first player takes a card from the face down pack and places it on any square his playing area. He then continues taking cards until he picks up a duplicate card, which he places to end his turn.

• Who was the founder of Waddington's House of games?

  Waddingtons was a publisher of card and board games in the United Kingdom. The company was founded by John Waddington of Leeds, England and the thespian Wilson Barrett, under the name Waddingtons Limited. The name was changed to Waddington's House of Games, then in 1905 John Waddington Limited, then Waddington Games, and finally just Waddingtons .

• Where did Waddingtons get their playing cards from?

  During the 1930s Waddington’s produced Scandinavian-style packs for Holmblads (S. Salomon & Co.) of Denmark. The card game Whot was acquired from W. H. Storey & Co during the late 1930s. In April 1940 the supplies of playing card board were cut off when Norway was invaded.

• When did Waddingtons get the rights to monopoly?

  In 1934 the rights for 'Monopoly' were won, which has produced about half a million pounds’ sales each year since then and set the firm on the road to greatness in the toy trade in the UK. Waddington’s Buccaneer and Soccer soon followed. Above: early (pre-war) edition of Monopoly board game printed by Waddingtons (click image to zoom).

• Who was the chairman of the Waddingtons puzzle company?

  They were distributed to prisoners by fake charitable organisations. Victor Watson, the grandson of Victor Hugo Watson served as its chairman from 1977 to 1993. The company was bought by Hasbro in 1994. Beginning in 1994, Christmas -themed jigsaw puzzles were released annually until 2007, a total of thirteen puzzles.