Who invented the board game Sorry?
Who invented the board game Sorry? A simple game where players try to move around the board faster than their opponents, Sorry! was trademarked on May 21, 1929, by William Henry Storey in England. British manufacturer Waddingtons initially sold it before Parker Brothers adopted it in North America.
Where was Sorry invented?
A Canadian patent followed in 1932. An English patent was granted to the inventor in 1933. It was subsequently trademarked in the UK to Waddingtons, the British games manufacturer who sold it from 1934. Sorry! was adopted by Parker Brothers in 1934.
What does the diamond mean in Sorry?
time – the game could go on far too long if that were so. The diamond was added in Sorry to make it clearer that there was a barrier and that you could not move forward across your own diamond, although the rules did specify that you could move backwards over it.
