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Waddingtons

Waddingtons was a British manufacturer of card and board games. The company was founded by John Waddington of Leeds, England and the manager, actor and playwright Wilson Barrett, under the name Waddingtons Limited. The name was changed in 1905 to John Waddington Limited, then Waddington's House of Games, then Waddington Games, and finally just Waddingtons.

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Founded
19th century (as a printing firm), 1922 (gaming company)
Industry
Board & card games
Headquarters
Leeds & London
Defunct
1994
Fate
Acquired
Products
Monopoly Cluedo Waddingtons Christmas Jigsaws Playing cards

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Waddingtons

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Edges71
Triples74
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027778
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related to Games · 46
Waddingtons → Among, AtlantisEqualsExplorationFormula OneGame, Blockbusters, BlockwordBoggleBombshellBuccaneerCampaignCamelotCareersCluedo, Campaigns, Chinese, Christmas Super Delux Double, Crazy Crocodiles, DinosaursMajor Battles, Don't Miss The BoatEscape, Elite CowKey, General George, GHQ, Gold Run, GolfwinksGrade Up, International Games Inc, Junior, KingdomKeywordKimboLexicon, Little Big HornBewitchedBigfootBlack BoxBlast, LondonTwelve Days
related to history · 17
Waddingtons → British Directorate, Germans, Hidden, In, It, Leeds, MI9, Military Intelligence, Monopoly, Parker, The, They, UK, US Parker Brothers' Monopoly, Waddingtons' Cluedo, World War, World War II
related to External links · 4
Waddingtons → Board Game Archive, BoardGameGeekWaddingtons Playing Cards, Brief, Waddingtons Games
Defunct · 1
Waddingtons → 1994
Fate · 1
Waddingtons → Acquired
Founded · 1
Waddingtons → 19th century (as a printing firm), 1922 (gaming company)
Headquarters · 1
Waddingtons → Leeds & London
Industry · 1
Waddingtons → Board & card games
Products · 1
Waddingtons → Monopoly Cluedo Waddingtons Christmas Jigsaws Playing cards
Successor · 1
Waddingtons → Hasbro, Waddingtons (Winning Moves Games UK)

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games company monopoly game board name limited card leeds cluedo christmas john waddington uk playing cards founded hasbro world british

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WaddingtonsDefunct19941.00infobox
WaddingtonsFateAcquired1.00infobox
WaddingtonsFounded19th century (as a printing firm), 1922 (gaming company)1.00infobox
WaddingtonsHeadquartersLeeds & London1.00infobox
WaddingtonsIndustryBoard & card games1.00infobox
WaddingtonsProductsMonopoly Cluedo Waddingtons Christmas Jigsaws Playing cards1.00infobox
WaddingtonsSuccessorHasbro, Waddingtons (Winning Moves Games UK)1.00infobox
Waddingtonsrelated to External linksWaddingtons Games0.60section
Waddingtonsrelated to External linksBoardGameGeekWaddingtons Playing Cards0.60section
Waddingtonsrelated to External linksBrief0.60section
Waddingtonsrelated to External linksBoard Game Archive0.60section
Waddingtonsrelated to GamesAmong0.60section

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