Don't Spill the Beans
Encyclopedia
For the idiom
, see Don't spill the beans (idiom)
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Don't Spill the Beans is a children's game for 2 or more players ages 3-6 published by Milton Bradley Company
, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc.. The game was originally manufactured by Schaper Toys
but acquired by Milton Bradley in 1986 through its then owner, Tyco Toys
. The game is described by Hasbro as a "Classic Preschool Game. A Favorite For More Than 30 Years!". The object of the game is to toss all one's plastic
beans into a pot without tipping the pot over and "spilling the beans". Players are given a pile of beans, and take turns placing them inside a plastic tipping pot. If a player's bean causes the pot to spill over, all the spilled beans are added to their pile. Play continues until one player has put all of his beans into the pot making him the winner.
Idiom
Idiom is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is comprehended in regard to a common use of that expression that is separate from the literal meaning or definition of the words of which it is made...
, see Don't spill the beans (idiom)
Don't spill the beans (idiom)
For the game, see Don't Spill the Beans .Don't spill the beans is an English language idiom That means "to inopportunely or accidentally reveal a secret."...
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Don't Spill the Beans is a children's game for 2 or more players ages 3-6 published by Milton Bradley Company
Milton Bradley Company
The Milton Bradley Company is an American game company established by Milton Bradley in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1860. In 1920, it absorbed the game production of McLoughlin Brothers, formerly the largest game manufacturer in the United States, and in 1987, it purchased Selchow and Righter,...
, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc.. The game was originally manufactured by Schaper Toys
Schaper Toys
Schaper Toys, or W.H. Schaper Mfg. Co., Inc. as it was originally known, was a game and toy company founded in 1949 by William Herbert Schaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. "Herb" Schaper published a variety of games but was best known for having created the children's game, Cootie. Through the 1970s...
but acquired by Milton Bradley in 1986 through its then owner, Tyco Toys
Tyco Toys
Tyco Toys is an American toy manufacturer. Since 1997 it has been a division of the Mattel toy company.-History:Mantua Metal Products was a Woodbury Heights, New Jersey, metalworks business founded in 1926 by John Tyler and family...
. The game is described by Hasbro as a "Classic Preschool Game. A Favorite For More Than 30 Years!". The object of the game is to toss all one's plastic
Plastic
A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce production costs...
beans into a pot without tipping the pot over and "spilling the beans". Players are given a pile of beans, and take turns placing them inside a plastic tipping pot. If a player's bean causes the pot to spill over, all the spilled beans are added to their pile. Play continues until one player has put all of his beans into the pot making him the winner.
External links
- Don't Spill the Beans (1967) at BoardGameGeek.com