Editing TwixT (section)

== History ==
[[File:Alex Randolph-playing Twixt (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Randolph playing ''TwixT'' in 1998]]
TwixT was invented as a paper and pencil game in 1957 by [[Alex Randolph]], a game designer.  When Alex was commissioned along with [[Sid Sackson]] by 3M in 1961 to start a games division, the game was issued as a boardgame, one of the first 3M bookshelf games.  [[Avalon Hill]] took over publication in 1976 when 3M sold its game division. Avalon's parent company was acquired by [[Hasbro]] in 1998, and the game was discontinued. The game is no longer produced in the United States, but a succession of German companies has produced the game since the 1970s under license from Avalon.{{cn|date=July 2021}} TwixT was short-listed for the first [[Spiel des Jahres]] in 1979,<ref name="sdj">[http://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/cms/front_content.php?idcatart=474&id=370 Spiel des Jahres page in German for TwixT]</ref> and was inducted into the [[Origins Award|Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design's Hall of Fame]], along with Randolph, in 2011.<ref name="Origins">[http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/tabid/2720/Default.aspx Origins Awards Hall of Fame for TwixT]</ref>