/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000001ae80c rename

author:

content:

contributor:

published:

updated:

source uri:

Summary

Sorry! is a Cross and Circle board game, similar to Tock and Ludo, based on pachisi, sold by Parker...

Content

Sorry! is a Cross and Circle board game, similar to Tock and Ludo, based on pachisi, sold by Parker Brothers. The earliest variation of today's Sorry! can be traced back to England, shortly before its arrival in the United States. Sorry! was adopted by Parker Brothers in 1934, and has remained in their possession since. It is an American hallmark board game, being played by generations of Americans, as well as throughout the world. The Canadian version was Patented in 1938. Each player has his or her own "start" location and "home" location. The objective is to be the first player to get all four pawns from the start square to the home square. Sorry! is played by drawing cards instead of rolling dice. The pawns are normally moved in a clockwise direction, but can be moved backward, if directed. Moving a pawn backward can occasionally be to one's advantage. Each player chooses four pawns of one color and one player is selected to play first. Each player in turn draws one card from the stack and follows its instructions. To begin the game, all of a player's four pawns are restricted to Start; only a 1 or 2 card can release them to the rest of the board. Playing a 1 or a 2 places a

Created by: Freebase Data Team Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by: Freebase Data Team Oct 22, 2006

Recent Discussions about None

There is no discussion about this document.

Start the Discussion »
Explore the Data
View all the data we have for /guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000001ae80c
Flag this Document
Why do you want to flag this document?