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Jun 19, 2024·How to play·10:35·1·Watch on YouTube

Uncle Wiggily is a classic board game license, but could have been so much more.

NewVenture Games

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Watch “Uncle Wiggily is a classic board game license, but could have been so much more.,” a how-to-play guide for Uncle Wiggily on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by NewVenture Games on YouTube:

The charming Uncle Wiggily stories were a great hit a century ago, but you don't hear so much about them any more. As with most successful characters from children's stories, there was a board game (actually a few). The age of licensed toys helped to immortalize many cartoon characters (you know who I mean) and Uncle Wiggily was in the race as well. The game wasn't anything revolutionary - just another race game with card-driven movement and the usual hazards and shortcuts. But it did manage to survive over a century on the toy store shelves. Since the first release by Milton Bradley in 1916 to the current version from Winning Moves, Uncle Wiggily remains an icon of the industry. Thanks again for watching, sharing, subscribing, commenting, and all that. Don't forget to visit https://newventuregames.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/NewVentureGames and be sure to play every day! See more at BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3074/uncle-wiggily

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Uncle Wiggily

Uncle Wiggily

1916·Howard R. Garis

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

About Uncle Wiggily, from BoardGameGeek:

Players join Uncle Wiggily on his adventure by drawing cards, following the simple rhymes and moving Uncle Wiggily. Cards also feature numbers and symbols, so children who cannot read will still be able to play. Be the first to arrive at Dr. Possum's house to win the game! The American writer Howard R. Garis (1872-1961) created the character "Uncle Wiggily Longears" for a children's book in 1910. According to Whitehill, the game based on the children's story was first introduced by the Milton Bradley Company in 1916. Bradley modified the game in 1923, 1949, and 1955. Whitehill states that Parker Brothers obtained the rights to Uncle Wiggily in 1967. However, in 1989 both Milton Bradley Co. and Parker Brothers reintroduced different version of the same game. Hasbro now owns both the Parker and Bradley rights, but apparently is producing the Bradley version for the current market. The game is of the "racing" variety in the style of the European "Goose Game", that is the first player to reach the end of the "track" wins.

Designer

Howard R. Garis

Artists

Howard R. Garis, Tim Hildebrandt

Publisher

Milton Bradley

Categories

AnimalsChildren's Game

Mechanics

Roll and Move
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