Board Game: Candy Land
PRESENTATION PRELIMINARY #1
Name: Kassi Tiedjens
Historical Game
Choose a game (something other than Monopoly!) that has been around for at least 25 years and research its history to answer the following in COMPLETE SENTENCES:
1) What’s the name of the game and has it changed over the years or had any other name?
Candy Land, also known as Candyland, is a two to four player board game where the players race to the finish line, striving to be first.
2) When and where did the game originate?
Candy Land was invented by Eleanor R. Abbott around 1948 as a means of entertainment for children recuperating from polio. Abbott created this game herself while she was bedridden with polio. After presenting her game to the Milton Bradley Company,
Name: Kassi Tiedjens
Historical Game
Choose a game (something other than Monopoly!) that has been around for at least 25 years and research its history to answer the following in COMPLETE SENTENCES:
1) What’s the name of the game and has it changed over the years or had any other name?
Candy Land, also known as Candyland, is a two to four player board game where the players race to the finish line, striving to be first.
2) When and where did the game originate?
Candy Land was invented by Eleanor R. Abbott around 1948 as a means of entertainment for children recuperating from polio. Abbott created this game herself while she was bedridden with polio. After presenting her game to the Milton Bradley Company,