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== History == The electric buzz wire game was invented by Robert (Bob) Scrimshaw in [[Yorkshire]] in 1953. Bob was an electrician for [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] ground crew during [[World War II|WWII]] repairing planes, and was known as a very skilled electronic engineer. In 1953 Bob’s close friend John Waddington asked Bob if he could make a game for his garden party, and Bob created and brought along the ‘electronic loop game’. The game was a huge hit at the party, and John Waddington went on to parent Bob’s design before producing the first commercial ‘electronic loop game’ for sale from the mid 1950’s, through his Waddingtons Game Co.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who invented the wire loop game? |website=[[Answers.com]] |url=https://www.answers.com/Q/Who_invented_the_wire_loop_game }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Who invented the buzz wire game? |website=We Are Tricycle |url=https://www.wearetricycle.co.uk/pages/the-history-of-the-buzz-wire-game }}</ref>
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