Cootie
Cootie
Players race to construct a plastic bug, rolling a die to see which piece they get to add.
The Hennepin History Museum states that the first Cootie game was designed by William H. Schaper in 1949. However, Schaper's game was not the first based upon the insect known as the "cootie". The creature was the subject of several tabletop games, mostly pencil and paper games, in the decades of the twentieth century following World War I.
In 1927, the J. H. Warder Company of Chicago released Tu-Tee, and the Charles Bowlby Company released Cootie; though based on a "build a bug" concept similar to Schaper's, both were paper and pencil games.
Schaper's game was the first to employ a fully three dimensional, free-standing plastic cootie.
Known in Australia as Creepy Critters and in the UK as Beetle Drive.
The Hennepin History Museum states that the first Cootie game was designed by William H. Schaper in 1949. However, Schaper's game was not the first based upon the insect known as the "cootie". The creature was the subject of several tabletop games, mostly pencil and paper games, in the decades of the twentieth century following World War I.
In 1927, the J. H. Warder Company of Chicago released Tu-Tee, and the Charles Bowlby Company released Cootie; though based on a "build a bug" concept similar to Schaper's, both were paper and pencil games.
Schaper's game was the first to employ a fully three dimensional, free-standing plastic cootie.
Known in Australia as Creepy Critters and in the UK as Beetle Drive.
Player Count
2
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4
Playing Time
20
Age
3
Year Released
1927
Designers
J. H. W., William Schaper
Publishers
Zodiac Toys, Vallbo, Universal Publications Ltd, Tyco, Transogram, Toltoys, Schaper, Russimco Games, Rorks, Playskool, Pilot Plastics, Peter Pan Playthings, Milton Bradley, Michael Stanfield, Merit, MB Spiele, MB Spellen, MB Jeux, MB Giochi, Lemeco, Köhler, Klee, King International, House of Marbles, Hasbro, H. P. Gibson & Sons, Gibsons, Gazebo Games UK Ltd., ER Juguetes, E.S. Lowe, Drivabolagen AB, Direco AB, Chad Valley Co Ltd., Basic Fun, Inc.
Board Game Category
Animals, Children's Game, Dice