Dingbats (board game)
Template:Short description {{#invoke:other uses|otheruses}} Template:More citations needed Dingbats is the name of a puzzle franchise devised by Paul Sellers in 1980 and first published as a board game in 1987.
GameplayEdit
The game, for two or more people, involves solving rebuses: puzzles in which a common word or saying is hidden in a cryptic or otherwise unique arrangement of symbols.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Publication historyEdit
The puzzles are syndicated internationally in newspapers, under various names such as "WHATZIT?" in North America and "KATCH-ITS" in Australia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The name "Dingbats" is a registered trademark in the UK and European Union.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ReceptionEdit
In the February 1988 issue of The Games Machine (Issue 3), the reviewer said that "We didn't really think a awful lot of the game, it has a tendency to get annoying because of inconsistency in the difficulty of the puzzles - but good marks for effort and decent packaging."<ref name="tgm">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
ReviewsEdit
- Jeux & Stratégie #48<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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