Dingbats (board game)

Dingbats is the name of a puzzle franchise devised by Paul Sellers in 1980 and first published as a board game in 1987.

Gameplay

The game, for two or more people, involves solving rebuses: puzzles in which a common word or saying is hidden in a cryptic or otherwise unique arrangement of symbols.^[1]

Publication history

The puzzles are syndicated internationally in newspapers, under various names such as "WHATZIT?" in North America and "KATCH-ITS" in Australia.^[2]

The name "Dingbats" is a registered trademark in the UK and European Union.^[3]

Reception

In the February 1988 issue of The Games Machine (Issue 3), the reviewer said that "We didn't really think a awful lot of the game, it has a tendency to get annoying because of inconsistency in the difficulty of the puzzles - but good marks for effort and decent packaging."^[4]

Reviews

Jeux & Stratégie #48^[5]

References

^ Park, James F. (15 March 2015). Stanley. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-326-21612-2.
^ "DINGBATS®: The wordplay game that will drive you crazy!". www.dingbats.net. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
^ "Intellectual Property Office".
^ "Going Overboard". The Games Machine. No. 3. Enfield. February 1988. p. 83.
^ "Jeux & stratégie 48". December 1987.

External links

www.dingbats.net
Dingbats and Junior Dingbats at BoardGameGeek

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[1] Park, James F. (15 March 2015). Stanley. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-326-21612-2.

[2] "DINGBATS®: The wordplay game that will drive you crazy!". www.dingbats.net. Retrieved 2018-04-07.

[3] "Intellectual Property Office".

[tgm-4] "Going Overboard". The Games Machine. No. 3. Enfield. February 1988. p. 83.

[5] "Jeux & stratégie 48". December 1987.

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