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Tiddlywinks
Tiddlywinks is a game of skill and strategy, invented in 1955 by two undergraduates at the University of Cambridge. It is now played at a number of English, Scottish and American universities, and at national tournaments organised in the three countries.
Sites in Tiddlywinks
The Harvard Tiddlywinks Society
Information on the Society and the game.
The North American Tiddlywinks Association
Includes rules of Tiddlywinks, strategy, the history of the game and compendium for game collectors.
The English Tiddlywinks Association
Forthcoming Tiddlywinks tournaments; the latest ratings and newsletter; previous winners of major tournaments; and links to ETwA council members and back issues of Winking World.
Tournament Designs
All-play-all, carry-over and individual-pairs tournament designs for various numbers of players, published in several formats.
Getting Started with Tiddlywinks
Charles Relle's brief, readable introduction to tournament tiddlywinks, with a summary of the rules.
Tiddlywinks
The BBC's (slightly fictionalized) guide to the game and its players.
Tiddlywinks is a Christmas cracker
Article from the Evening Standard hailing the fact that "the humble game of tiddlywinks is staging a comeback this Christmas".
Looking Back
Parts of an article from the Cambridge News of March 1977 on the University club.
Tiddlywink showdown
On the occasion of the death of Spike Milligan, Cambridge News retells the tale of the involvement of Prince Charles and the Goons in the history of the game.
Britain's top at tiddlywinks
The BBC's report on the 24th World Pairs.
50 facts about The Duke of Edinburgh
Includes a summary of the role of the His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh and the Goons in the creation of the Silver Wink.
Problems with the rules of tiddlywinks
A list of matters, however trivial, which have been raised concerning the rules of tiddlywinks. Maintained by Matt Fayers.
Club Cufflinks
Request for pre-orders for cufflinks in Quarter Blue colors, or in the colors of CUTwC or of SEPTIC (The Society of Ex-Presidential Tiddlywinkers In Cambridge).
Topical Words: Tiddlywinks
The belated recognition of the name of a Wiltshire hamlet leads to thoughts on beer houses and games.
Larry Kahn
A short guide to tournament tiddlywinks from the many-times World Champion.
Yahoo! Groups : tiddlywinks
Bulletin Board that claims to be "everything about the classic game of tiddlywinks, from the 1890s parlor game to the competitive tournament game".
Queens' College Record 1998 - Tiddlywinks
Report of Qu.C.Tw.C. to the college magazine.
The Sporting Record - Tiddlywinks
Qu.C.Tw.C.'s contribution to the 1997 College Record.
Silwood Park Tiddlywinks Club
Contact and budget details for the club.
Tiddlywinks mile world record
Pictures from the 52-minute-10-second winked mile.
Tim Hedger on the Web
Infrequently updated tiddlywinks ratings.
A life of sex, booze and tiddlywinks
The Sydney Morning Herald's obituary of the 4th Earl of Kimberley, the most-married man in the peerage and a former player of the game.
Varsity Online -- Sport
The Cambridge University student newspaper reports on a CUTwC meeting.
Oxford Student: 6th March 2003: The Weakest Wink
Report on the 2003 Varsity match: Oxford's first victory since 1995, and only the second in 40 years.
Cambridge University Tiddlywinks Club
The home of the modern game of Tiddlywinks since 1955. Site includes animated GIFs and explanations of all the main styles of shot, including pot, squop, chip, boondock, John Lennon Memorial, Bristol, flip, and lunch.
Cambridge University Tiddlywinks Club
Doccy T's unofficial CUTwC bulletin board, with the rules and commentary on the Club's preferred drinking games. |
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