Toss Across is a game first introduced in 1969 by the now defunct Ideal Toy Company.[1] The game was designed by Marvin Glass and Associates and created by Hank Kramer, Larry Reiner and Walter Moe, and is now distributed by Mattel.[2][3] It is a game where participants play tic-tac-toe by lobbing small beanbags at targets in an attempt to change the targets to their desired letter. As in traditional tic-tac-toe, the first player to get three of their letters in a row wins the game. There are other similar games to Toss Across known under different names, like Tic Tac Throw.
The targets are three-sided blocks situated on a frame such that the impact of the beanbags can turn the block, changing the letter. Each block has a blank side, an X, and an O. Modern boards are entirely plastic, less than a meter square. Six beanbags are included with the game.
- ^ Toss Across, Everything2, Retrieved on March 31, 2008
- ^ Toy Industry Association, Toy Industry Hall of Fame, Retrieved on March 31, 2008
- ^ Mattel Toys, Mattel - Our Toys Archived 2008-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on March 31, 2008