"Tiddly Winks Gets Stablised"

• The first Tiddly Winks Congress ended yesterday at Cambridge University. Delegates from the major universities agreed on a set of rules for all future tournaments. The first English tiddly winks association was also set up.

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• T. L. MOOD'S ADVERTISEMENT.
  
  HAPPY HOMES AND WINTER EVENINGS.
  
  Just Received a Large Selection of
  GAMES FOR WINTER EVENINGS.
  Halma, Ludo, Tiddlewinks, Cup Spoof, Golf
  Spoof, Tennis Spoof, Ring Spoof, Croquet
  Spoof, Crosspatch, Etc., Etc., all at 1/6
  each. [...]

"REMARKS BY MR. SMITH."

• Even such frivolous affairs as ping-pong, tiddly-winks -- I am doubtful of the spelling -- and many others we have been slavish in our imitation.

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• WILL our kind and patient Patrons now call, as we have just landed (third shipment) a limited stock of that new and fascinating game, "Tiddledy Winks," also the new game "Cat and Mouse," to be had only at THE NOTED HIBERNIA, 67, Cuba-street.

"Local and General News"

• Mr. Waugh is making a nice display of new novels, children's birthday and presentation books, parlour games, tiddledy winks, albums, birthday cards, toys etc, and invited a visit of inspection.

"JUST LANDED"

• Ladies Bicycle fitted with the patent emergency tube, which is admitted as the greatest and most userful invention ever introduced in connection with the Bicycles; also the popular indoor games—Ping Pong, Ludo, Tiddledy Winks, Dargai, Klondike; also agent for F. Howell and Co's celebrated English pianos. Terms easy. Inspection invited. G. INGALL, Red House—ADVT.

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• MISS CARD
  HAS received a New Supply of Fancy Goods and Toys, new Games, including Renersi [sic, should be Reversi], Naval Manœvres, TIddledy-Winks, &c. [...]
  MARKET STREET, NORTH.

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• NEW GAMES.—Immense variety, including Palmistry, Fortune Telling, Flirting, Tennis, Cricket, Football, Bogie Man, Chess, Halma, and Tiddledy Winks.
  
  OAKEY'S BAZAAR.

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• WINTER FIRESIDE GAMES
  All at 1/6, and played with a board.
  Snakes and Ladders, Steeplechase, Hare and Tortoise, Hunt Cup, Lotto and Bowlette (Table Bowls).
  
  VARIOUS GAMES.
  Tiddledy Winks, 1/6; Word Making, 1/-; [...]
  
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• JAQUES' GAMES.
  FOR WINTER EVENINGS
  AN Immense Variety—Halma, Snap, Tiddledywinks, Reversi, Kono, Pirouette. Of all the
  Leading Fancy Dealers Throughout the Colonies.
  Published by JAQUES and SON, LONDON.
  See that Goods Bear the Name or they are not Genuine.

"A YEAR IN THE ORANGE FREE STATE BEFORE THE WAR."

• To pass long evenings we used to play tiddlywinks together.

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• Miscellaneous
  
  ANNUAL Sale.—Flipperty Flop, new popular game, same as Tiddledywinks; Six-Handed Game for 1s, at Oakey's Variety Bazaar.

"PING-PONG."

• Even "Tiddlywinks" does not indicate a shallower degree of puerility and inanity.

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• WINTER GAMES.
  
  [...]
  Tiddledy Winks. ... ... 1s
  [...]
  T. WAGSTAFF,
  BOOKSELLER & STATIONER, TIMARU.

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• GAMES. GAMES. GAMES.
  Tiddledywinks, Halma, Flirting Cricket, Flirting Football, Stanley's March, Reversi, Pagodah [,] Endless Chain Puzzle, etc.
  
  H. I. JONES AND SON,
  BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, PRINTERS & BOOKBINDERS, WANGANUI.

Wit and Humor

• "Bertie," said the Queen to the Prince, "you do gamble. I have proof. Here, sir, is a poker chip I found in your pocket." "Nonsense, ma," said the Prince. "I've been playing tiddledywinks with Battenberg's babies."