Game Information

The "Chad Valley" Games (on cover)

(no catalog number shown on game)

[none]

1/-

[title TIDLEYWINKS]

Title is "TIDLEYWINKS" (not "TIDDLEYWINKS"; wraparound border has red and black lines at 90 degrees to each border; illustration of hand holding blue squidger on yellow wink on red pad on green surface, with 42 additional winks on the cover; "BRITISH MANUFACTURE" not on cover.

tiddlywinks

printed under box lid in English and French

"Rules for Playing the Game of Tidleywinks". "REGLE DU JEU. Jeu de TIDLEYWINKS."

5 7/16 inches wide — 4 3/16 inches high — 1 15/16 inches deep

13.8 cm wide — 10.6 cm high — 4.9 cm deep

The wraparound label has an outer border of red and black lines perpendicular to the edges of the box. Inside is a black outline, and then a light green border within, and then a black outline.

Inside that is the main cover art. The top 40% or so background is black, and the bottom (playing surface) is light green.

"TIDLEYWINKS" appears in white at upper left on the black background. A wooden-looking cup is shown at lower left on the lower green background.

A hand appears at central right holding a blue shooter on a yellow wink on a red pad on the green background.

42 winks are flying through the air, some traveling like an air current from upper right, including some grounded on the green surface.

(none)

printed rules on offwhite

Long aprons (top and bottom): red/black vertical line background with inset black background with 2 hands and 2 cups (in white).

Short apron (left with same background, and same inset colors): "THE CHAD VALLEY GAMES".

Short apron (right with same background, and same inset colors): "HARBORNE, ENGLAND".

red with leatherette texture

Copy 1 includes:

A natural and shiny wooden cup (11/16" top diameter, slightly concacve sides with a minimum diameter of 1 14" diameter just above thr protruding base, with a 1 3/4" bottom diameter (not shiny)) has 2 black rings around the base.

Squidgers (1" diameter, quality plastic, no burrs): 1 teal, 1 slightly dark red, 1 medium-dark green, 1 red.

Winks (13/16" diameter, quality plastic, no burrs): 3 dark red.

Winks (5/8" diameter, quality plastic, no burrs): 3 teal, 3 medium-dark green, 3 red.

wooden cup