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Authors: Enid Blyton

The Wailing Lighthouse Game

The Wailing Lighthouse Game

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
6
Noddy, The Big Day Out

Noddy, The Big Day Out

boardgame

Noddy party game for young children aged 3 and up. Players race their characters around the board to Toadstool House, avoiding goblins that can alter their path using a special die.

Players:
2–4
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
3
Happy Families

Happy Families

boardgame

Happy Families is a classic British card game by John Jaques & Sons from the Great Exhibition. Players collect quartets of four family members representing different professions to win the game.

Players:
2–4
Time:
10–30 min
Min. Age:
4
Noddy's Ring Game

Noddy's Ring Game

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Tiddledy Winks

Tiddledy Winks

boardgame

In Tiddledy Winks, players flick small disks called winks into a central cup or target area using larger disks. Points are awarded for accuracy, and the winner is determined by the highest score after set rounds or reaching a target.

Players:
1–6
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
4
The Secret Seven

The Secret Seven

boardgame

Players:
2–6
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Noddy's First Board Game

Noddy's First Board Game

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
4
Snap

Snap

boardgame

Published in 1905 by Milton Bradley, this card game uses a deck of 40 lithographed cards. Players turn cards face up in turn. The first to spot matching cards and shout 'Snap' wins them. The goal is to successfully capture the entire card deck.

Players:
2–12
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
5
Noddy Blow Croquet

Noddy Blow Croquet

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
4
Chutes and Ladders

Chutes and Ladders

boardgame

This traditional board game from ancient India depicts life paths. Ladders symbolize good deeds moving players upward, while snakes represent evil and slide players downward toward lower squares.

Players:
2–6
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
3
Little Noddy's Taxi Game

Little Noddy's Taxi Game

boardgame

In this board game, players drive taxis across a board to transport passengers to their destinations. Landing on spaces gains or loses coins. The first player to complete the task and return to the taxi stand earns bonus coins and wins the game.

Players:
2–4
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
6
Nanu?

Nanu?

boardgame

Picture-chits are hidden beneath colored disks. Players roll a color die and must try to remember which picture is located under the disk of the rolled color in order to uncover it successfully.

Players:
2–4
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
4
Little Noddy Car Game

Little Noddy Car Game

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
6
Memory

Memory

boardgame

Memory is a classic matching game where players uncover hidden pairs of tiles. The modern version was published by Ravensburger in 1959. The objective is to collect the most pairs by memorizing card positions until all tiles are cleared.

Players:
2–6
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
3
Find Out!

Find Out!

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Hallo-Nicki!

Hallo-Nicki!

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
6
Picture Dominoes

Picture Dominoes

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
0
Lotto

Lotto

boardgame

Lotto is a traditional matching and chance game, serving as a precursor to Bingo. Players cover pictures or numbers on their cards as they are drawn. The first person to complete a single row wins the round.

Players:
2–48
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
3
Noddy's Birthday Party Game

Noddy's Birthday Party Game

boardgame

Players:
2–6
Time:
–
Min. Age:
5
Bagatelle

Bagatelle

boardgame

Bagatelle is the direct ancestor of modern pinball. Players launch balls using a spring-loaded shooter or cue up a board filled with pins. The balls roll back down, bouncing off obstacles to land in numbered scoring pockets. The first player to reach a target score wins. Combining skill and luck, these tabletop sets are the historical inspiration for arcade pinball machines.

Players:
2–10
Time:
10–30 min
Min. Age:
5
The Famous Five Card Game

The Famous Five Card Game

boardgame

This children's card game is based on Enid Blyton's Famous Five series. It is a rummy variant incorporating plots from the fourth, fifth, and eighth books through card artwork. A new edition was released in 1978 to tie in with the television series.

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
0
The Wreckers' Tower Game

The Wreckers' Tower Game

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
6
The Haunted Railway Game

The Haunted Railway Game

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
6
What's Wrong?

What's Wrong?

boardgame

Players:
4
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0