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Background Info:
Twister was the first game in history to use the human body as a full-fledged playing piece, and, admittedly, the Milton Bradley Company released the game with a fair amount of hesitation. Milton Bradley's competitors accused them of selling "sex in a box" when they released the phenomenally successful action game Twister in 1966.
The company's fear of public criticism and its own skepticism about its potential for success were obliterated when Johnny Carson demonstrated the game on the "Tonight Show". And it didn't hurt matters that Eva Gabor, wearing a low-cut gown, was one of Johnny's guests that night.
With Eva splayed out on all fours on the polka dot vinyl mat, Johnny twirled the spinner and took his turn. When he climbed on top of Eva, the studio audience went into hysterics, screaming and laughing. Milton Bradley executives knew immediately they had a huge hit on their hands. More than three million copies of Twisters were sold during its first year of release.
Skill-and-action games were popular because they intrigued both adults and children. They satisfied a kid's natural tendency to by hyperactive, and made a unique addition to adult parties - after all, grown-ups need to have fun, too.
Description & Rules:
The game board is a plastic sheet covered with large colored
circles, which is spread out on the floor.
Any number of people can play, though more than 3-4 is a tight fit.
The game has one spinner, divided into fourths by color; each
quadrant specifies left foot, right foot, left arm, or right arm.
After spinning, the combination is called; players must move the part to a
matching location.
No two people can have a part on the same circle (rules are different for more
people).
Due to the scarcity of colored circles, players will often be required to put
themselves in
unlikely or precarious positions, eventually resulting in someone's fall.
Because of the high-paced and frivolous nature of the game,
the close proximity it causes the participants to be to each other make it
highly popular at parties.
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I had fun playing this game at my friend's birthday party. She compiled the information above for the guests prior to the party so that everyone would know the rules of the game.
