Waddingtons House Of Games, Inc. User Service

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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 .

• Who was the founder of Waddingtons card company?

  Waddingtons was a manufacturer of card and board games in the United Kingdom. The company was founded by John Waddington of Leeds, England and the the manager, actor and playwright Wilson Barrett, under the name Waddingtons Limited.

• 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.

• 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.

• What was the idea of the Waddington's board game?

  The idea of the game is to build one starship on each of the three rows of their playing area, each starship having a front and back. The game ends when one player has done this but the winner is the player who has the best point count based on the equipment fitted in his starships wins.

• Which is the best board game company in the UK?

  The company that made proper board games in the UK was Waddingtons. This list is a celebration of the company's finest moments. This is not to say there haven't been real stinkers along the way - there have - but I like to think that this list contains the games that are still good to play today.

• 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.

• When did Waddingtons jigsaw puzzle world come out?

  Pearl Mair confirms that is was “Produced under contract to Mark Eliot by Waddingtons Playing Card Co. Ltd'. It was actually produced in 1980 and cost £6.47 including postage and packaging”. A contact describes this game as “a fast moving game of strategy.”