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Jun 30, 2025·How to play·17:50·5460·Watch on YouTube

Ep. 3 1975 Mouse Trap Game Parts History. How To Play And Set Up The 1975 Ideal Mouse Trap Game.

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Description provided by Lucky Penny Shop on YouTube:

History article of Mouse Trap Game & Parts (luckypennyshop.com) https://bit.ly/4dJCxh3 Ep3. Is the next in this series. This is the 1975 and 1976 versions of the Mouse Trap game. There is little variance from the last video and for me to be as accurate as possible I need to go through the history game by game, so I can document them based on the article I wrote for this series. It is a lot to keep in order and also to keep the sets as I got them. As an example, for the article, I had to collect as many of the larger balls from each year and then get them all back to the game I took them out of. That means 6 different games all over the studio to make sure I returned the correct color to the correct game! The same goes for the cheese and other pieces. Sounds silly when you think about it. Since the history is what I'm going for that is the only way to keep it all in order and to make sure I present things as accurately as possible. Once the series is done, I will take the article and put it in video form to complete the project. I'm waiting until the end so I can keep making revisions and then the final article should be accurate up to that point. The thing about history and documenting it, is that, new information is found and the history needs to be updated. Very much like school books. There are revisions and updates and new books are needed to replace the updated history. Once I get to the newer games, they are played different, set-up different and that will be more fun for me and hopefully you. Lucky Penny Thoughts: LPS-Dave Later! AI Generated Welcome to Episode 3 of our series, where we delve into the fascinating history of the 1970 Mouse Trap Game! In this video, we explore the various parts that make up this classic game, originally released by Ideal in 1975. Learn how to set up the game and master the rules to ensure a fun and engaging experience for players of all ages. Whether you're a nostalgic fan or a newcomer, this guide will provide you with all the information you need to enjoy the Mouse Trap Game to its fullest. Join us as we take a trip down memory lane and discover the charm of this beloved board game! #MouseTrapGame #BoardGameHistory #RetroGaming #HowToPlay ▶ Watch More Mouse Trap Game History Videos https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL27_x9U5H26v6uT20SdagG4P3q2XR3HNE&feature=shared Are you a fan of the channel? Have you watched videos over the past 11 years? If you have the opportunity and can help me with a small gift, I would really appreciate it. Click here to support me and the channel! https://ko-fi.com/luckypennyshop This video is intended for parents to help them make an informed decision about purchasing the item shown in the video. Many of these products are vintage and the videos are documenting the product for future generations to watch and learn about. We have a new Amazon Store Front of the products we show on video! https://www.amazon.com/shop/luckypennyshop This video is not intended as an endorsement of the product shown. We were not paid or provided other non-monetary advantages or incentives to show this product.

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Mouse Trap

Mouse Trap

1963·Gordon A. Barlow, Marvin Glass, Harvey "Hank" Kramer, Burt Meyer

Videos
15
Creators
5

Some reviews. Mouse Trap is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, and 9 other videos.

2 - 4 players
30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

About Mouse Trap, from BoardGameGeek:

This page is for the classic versions with a bathtub component. For the revamped versions with a toilet component, see the new Mouse Trap page. Mouse Trap pits 2-4 players against each other as mice trying to navigate through a complex mousetrap. They build the Rube Goldberg inspired mousetrap as they move their mice across the board. They also try to collect cheese cards, which allow them to move other mice to cheese wheel which is the bait for the trap. Once it has been completely constructed, players can attempt to capture each other's mice in it by turning the crank, which activates it. If it doesn't malfunction, the mouse is captured and out of the game. The winner is the last mouse who avoids being trapped. The game's main appeal is the ridiculously complex contraption that is the mousetrap. Somehow even young children can figure out how to assemble it from the blueprints on the board, and everyone enjoys watching it do its magic. UPC 032244046575 Technically speaking the original 1963 version of the game states "A game for 1-4 players" and that did not change until the 1970 version. The cheese was not part of the game until 1984 which was the last year Ideal games was making the game. The 1984 Ideal game and the 1986 Milton Bradley Game had 30 pieces of cheese. There is also a 1986 and 1989 Milton Bradley version of the game which appears to mainly be in the UK market that did not have cheese and was the closest match to the original 1963 version. In fact, the 1986 version also used a spring-loaded helping hand which was originally part of the game from 1963 to 1978. From 1982 onward the helping hand was redesigned and no longer used a spring except the abovementioned version. In 2016 Hasbro changed the way the game was played, and no longer did you add a piece to the Mouse Trap when you landed on a white square, the Mouse Trap was assembled prior to starting the game. The game also changed in that there was no longer a "Loop" at the end, instead you just keep traveling around the game board until you collected 6 pieces of cheese. In 1984 Ideal also changed the gameboard to include the numbers "2" - "2-3" and "2-3-4" on certain spaces depending on how many people were playing the game to determine if a part of the Mouse Trap should be added to the game board.

Designers

Gordon A. Barlow, Marvin Glass, Harvey "Hank" Kramer, Burt Meyer

Publisher

Arxon

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