Copyright ©1995 by Richard W. Tucker

Tiddlywinks!

Tiddlywinks is a game of skill, strategy, and luck played with verve and fervor by winkers world-wide (predominantly in the USA and England and Scotland). The hot-beds of winking were historically universities such as Cambridge University and Oxford in England, and MIT and Cornell in the USA. A few years ago, Tiddlywinks took root with a roar at St. Andrews in Scotland.

 

Introductory Blurbs

Rules

Lexicon... the words of the trade

  • The Lexicon of Tiddlywinks by Rick Tucker
  • Squopping, and squidging and other words of the trade. Have you potted any winks today?
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  • Tiddlywinks in languages around das Welt

History

  • The origins of the game
    • From 1888 and thereabouts (the patent & TIDDLEDY-WINKS trademark) ...
  • The Science of Tiddlywinks (The Thesis)
  • Cambridge University's investigation of the the effects of various factors on the game
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  • On the Mat
  • Guy Consterdine's history of winks in England from formation of CUTwC in 1954 to 1957.
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  • Winks Rampant
  • Guy Consterdine's history of winks in England from 1957 to 1958 and the Goons match.
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  • History of winks in America
  • Fred Shapiro's article from Fleas
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  • History of NATwA, 1962 to 1969
  • Severin Drix's articles from The Missing Wink
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Publications

  • Newswink from the North American Tiddlywinks Association (NATwA) from 1969 to present
  • Other random NATwA publications
  • Winking World from the English Tiddlywinks Association (ETwA), from 1961 to present
  • The London Tiddlywinks Bulletin (to appear soon!)
  • The Squopsman from the Scottish Tiddlywinks Assocation (ScotTwA)
  • Songs from NATwA and from ETwA & ScotTwA songs

Bibliography

  • Excruciatingly detailed listings of tiddlywinks in the press, in literature, patents, even living things

Collections and Manufacturers

  • Tiddlywinks boxed games and variants, from 1890 to present

 

Tournament Statistics and Numerobilia

  • National and World Championships, and other numerical diversions

Winker Photos, Biographies, and Web Pages

  • Who's who and other hoo-hah.

Legacy and Heritage

Photo Gallery

You! Can contribute to the culture of the winking world, whether you play winks or not. Send your random thoughts on tiddlywinks, send the name of a book that mentions tiddlywinks ("I am just winking happy thoughts into a little tiddle cup", Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita), send your idle thoughts to Rick Tucker.

Elsewhere on the Web

alt.games.tiddlywinks newsgroup

ScotTwA's home page

Oh yes, OUTS (Oxford University Tiddlywinks Society)

and CUTwC (Cambridge University Tiddlywinks Club)

and hmm… others?

And other Games Sites

Bob Finn's Collectible Board Games, including the American Game Collectors Association

Crokinole

Intro - Rules - Lexicon - Publications - Photos - Statistics - Collections - Bibliography - Web

For further information on tiddlywinks, send email to Rick Tucker.