physical skill Twister is a game of physical skill produced by Milton Bradley Company and Winning Moves Games USA. It is played on a large plastic mat that is spread on the floor or ground. The mat has four rows of six large colored circles on it with a different color in each row: red, yellow, green and blue.

Although Twister launched earlier, in April 1966, this week marks the 50th anniversary of its patent. Charles Foley and Neil Rabens, the two inventors credited on the patent, were working at a Minnesota design firm named Reynolds Guyer House of Design when they developed the game.

Twister and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro.

Chuck Foley and Neil Rabens invented the game Twister while working for a design company in St. Paul, Minn. Originally released by the Milton Bradley Company in 1966, the game has gone on to sell millions of copies worldwide. The two hold the patent for the invention, which quickly became a phenomenon.

TWISTER game challenges you to put your hands and feet at different places on the mat without falling over! Be the last player standing to win. Two new moves! With Spinner's Choice, the spinner makes up a move for the other player to do.

Proper noun. Twister. A party game that requires several players on a single mat to straddle four colored rows of dots in randomly selected positions without falling.

In 1964 toy inventor Reyn Guyer conceived a shoe polish promotion as a game with a mat on the floor and with people serving as the playing pieces.

1. : one that twists. especially : a ball with a forward and spinning motion. 2. : a tornado, waterspout, or dust devil in which the rotatory ascending movement of a column of air is especially apparent.

All. In all this game is a blast to play unlike. The board game adaptations of Citizen Kane or Jerry Maguire twister.

Don't underestimate Twister's benefits to youngsters. It builds basic motor skills such as coordination and balance, and experts point to the benefits of the simple game play for building socialization skills. Children learn to negotiate rules, take turns, and challenge each other. They develop problem-solving skills.

With Taft's backing, the toy company agreed to produce the board game - but with a new name. Since a toy dog called Pretzel was already on the market. Milton Bradley changed the game's name to Twister and marketed it as “The Game That Ties You Up in Knots.” Guyer disliked the new moniker, which reminded him of tornadoes.

In 1964 toy inventor Reyn Guyer conceived a shoe polish promotion as a game with a mat on the floor and with people serving as the playing pieces.

It builds basic motor skills such as coordination and balance, and experts point to the benefits of the simple game play for building socialization skills. Children learn to negotiate rules, take turns, and challenge each other. They develop problem-solving skills.