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| Designers | Laura Robinson, Paul Toyne |
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| Illustrators | Búi Kristjánsson |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Genres | Parlour game |
| Players | 2–6 |
| Playing time | 60 minutes |
| Age range | 12+ |
| Related games | |
| Dixit, El Libris | |
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Balderdash is a board game variant of a classic parlour game known as Fictionary or the Dictionary Game. It was created by Laura Robinson and Paul Toyne of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The game was first released in 1984 by the Canada Games Company. A US edition appeared that year from TSR, Inc., copyrighted to Gameworks Creations, Inc. and licensed from Canada Games.[2] Subsequent editions have appeared from a variety of companies including The Games Gang, Hasbro and Mattel. The game has sold over 15 million copies worldwide to date. It is aimed at fans of word games, such as Scrabble.
- ^ Goodridge, Michelle; Rohweder, Matthew J. (November 15, 2021). Librarian's Guide to Games and Gamers: From Collection Development to Advisory Services. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9798216110958.
- ^ Balderdash Instructions, TSR Inc. edition, 1984.