Hasbro 4072XXXX Twister, Price/each

Surely everyone knows Twister? My first encounter was when my sister got the game for her birthday in 1976. She and her friends had a ball with it at her party, then the adults had a go; or rather the Dads. The Mums all seemed to wear frocks in those days and they didn't want to disgrace themselves at my Sister's party! The Dads on the other hand, would be really dumb at the drop of a hat to make us kids laugh. I remember it being fun whatever age I was (I played a lot of games at college and we were all pretty giddy with wine then, much like the Dads back in 76!). You can't fail to enjoy it, just be careful if your back is troubled or you have any injuries that are healing. Oh and be careful if you play with someone with stinky feet! the game really is a "shoes off" number, This is a fine idea but I remember back in 76 one of the Dads was not so sweet and one of my college buddies was rank! This means the mat needs a wipe down occassionally, otherwise there is a unfortunate lasting pong every time you open the box!!

I have played this for years at birthday parties, but finally got one of my own last summer. So I took it to a Summer Youth Camp with me...and about 25 of us teens took turns on there. It was such a blast!The only thing I would say is, if you have back or neck problems, you might want to skip this one. Or you could always be the spinner person. Either way, this one's tons of fun!

Twister is a great game for kids...but I recently saw Twister Moves and remembered how much fun I had at twister but when I got it I am sad to say I have not used it once. I do however still remember how much fun I had as a kid so I will say for kids this game is great. I personally think after about age 16 this game is just that a great memory.

This game can get any dull party going full swing by getting people who may not even know each other very close. The idea, if you're not familiar with Twister, is that each player begins standing. One person is assigned to be the spinner and spins an arrow on a board upon which are pictures of the left and right hands and left and right feet, and four colored dots for every limb listed above. The board is decorated with similar dots, and the players must follow the given instructions, competing for the most comfortable postitions in which to match the given instruction. Each player must place the indicated limb on the indicated dot, then keep it there, or they are out. Eventually people will end up all crossed one over the other and, as the box says, "tied up in knots." Winning can be just a matter of being the last person standing, or the crafty player can position themselves so that other players won't be able to easily position themselves, causing them to fall and lose.This game isn't that great if you only have under four people, but a crew of four or more can easily roll out the plastic bag and have a great time.

I find it interesting to see that when you look at the cover of Milton Bradley's "Twister" today you see four adolescents playing the game: two girls and a very happy looking young boy on the mat, and another young lad holding up the spinner to indicate it is "left hand yellow" time. On our copy of "Twister" there are six younger children, again divided equally between girls and boys, with one pair actually playing the game and making their "left hand red" moves. However, if you go back to the original 1966 version of the game the cover art is of adults playing the game (by adults I mean grown-ups where the men are wearing coats and ties--but no shoes--to play the game). The art actually makes the playing mat look a lot bigger, which makes the two adults cavorting on it look a bit smaller. But while the marketing strategy may have changed over the years, the reason for boys and girls to play this game together has not (think about how many games can be said to require both genders to play it besides this one).If you look at the game boy it tells you "Twister" is for ages 6 and up, but I have seen a suggestion that it is "intended" for ages 6-12. However, the popularity of the game seems to be mainly with college students, who bring a different perspective to the game's objective, which is to "Outmaneuver your opponents by placing your hands and feet on the colored circles." The game box contains a spinner, the mat 5-1/2 x 4-1/2 foot vinyl mat marked with colored circles, and the brief rules, which everybody already knows. A referee spins the spinner to come up with which hand or foot has to be placed on the circle of which particular color but there can never be a circle with more than one hand and/or foot on it, which is what makes things interesting. As the game progresses, this becomes much more difficult and bodies become entangled, which we always assumed was the point of the game. If you fall, or if any part of your body besides your hands and feet touch the mat, you are out and the last player literally left "standing," so to speak, is the winner. The idea was that "The game that ties you up in knots" would be a good ice breaker for parties (keep in mind, the game was created in the 1960s), but it ended up becoming the raison d'etre for such festivities (I am sure many of us have memories of "Twister" parties way back then) and over 19 million copies of the game have been sold since it came out in 1966 (and sold for $6). The game was part of the golden age of games for Milton Bradley in the Sixties, when the company came up with "Life" (1960), "Stratego" (1961), "Trouble" (1965), "Operation" (1965), and "Battleship" (1967). In recent years Milton Bradley has also come out with a "Twisted Moves" game aimed at ages 8 to adult that gets players following the directions of a pair of recorded DJs on CDs, but that has more to do with dancing. The Guinness World Record for the largest "Twister" game was set by 4,160 students at the University of Massachusetts on May 2, 1987 and in 1999 "Twister" received the Dr. Toy Best Classic Toys award.

I'm on an athletic team that will be spending a few days in a hotel room with other teams. The guys and girls from a few teams will get toghether after hours to make some friends. And even though were all in college, Strip Twister is a game that is a must at this party. Thats the whole reason im looking to buy one. Definitly intended for the young of age, but it can be used by anyone with an active imagination!