From the American Profile Magazine, by Stuart Englert.
A look at the origins and some interesting facts about the ten most popular board games of all time.
BATTLESHIP
Naval warfare guessing game devised in the early 1900s by Clifford Von Wickler. By 1930, called Salvo and played with paper and pencils. Released by the Milton Bradley Co. as Broadsides, the Game of Naval Strategy in 1943 and name changed to Battleship in 1967 with plastic grid boards, ships and pegs.
Players arrange five ships: aircraft carrier, battleship, cruiser, destroyer and submarine on a lettered/numbered grid. First to sink the other's entire fleet wins.
Unless, of course, there is cheating going on and ship movement.
Played many, many games of this. Not admitting to any movement.
CANDY LAND
Eleanor Abbot created it in the 1940s, while recovering from polio in a San Diego hospital. Figured it would let young children with the disease entertain themselves.
More than 40 million have been sold since Milton Bradley Co. introduced the game in 1949. The original sold for $1.
Not sure, but I don't ever remember playing this game. And, if I had, I wouldn't admit to it.
Eight More to Come. --Cooter
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