Twister (game)

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Buzz and Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket cheerleaders playing Twister using the floor of Alexander Memorial Coliseum.
Buzz and Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket cheerleaders playing Twister using the floor of Alexander Memorial Coliseum.

Twister is a game of physical skill produced by Hasbro Games.

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The game includes a plastic sheet covered with large colored circles, which is spread out on the floor. Any number of people can play, though more than four is a tight fit.

The game has one spinner, divided into quarters by color; each quadrant specifies left foot, right foot, left hand, or right hand. After spinning, the combination is called; players must move the part to a matching location. No two people can have a part on the same circle (rules are different for more people). Due to the scarcity of colored circles, players will often be required to put themselves in unlikely or precarious positions, eventually resulting in someone's fall. The game is best played and more commonly played in barefeet to avoid falling.

United States patent illustration
United States patent illustration

Twister was invented by Charles F. Foley and Neil W. Rabens, and was patented by them in the United States in 1969 as USPTO 3,454,279.[1]

  1. ^ Patent #3,454,279. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.

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