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Tiddlywinks

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Tiddlywinks is a game of skill and strategy, invented in 1955 by two undergraduates at the University of Cambridge. It is now played at a number of English, Scottish and American universities, and at national tournaments organised in the three countries.

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1. Getting Started with Tiddlywinks - Charles Relle's brief, readable introduction to tournament tiddlywinks, with a summary of the rules.
2. 50 facts about The Duke of Edinburgh - Includes a summary of the role of the His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh and the Goons in the creation of the Silver Wink.
3. A life of sex, booze and tiddlywinks - The Sydney Morning Herald's obituary of the 4th Earl of Kimberley, the most-married man in the peerage and a former player of the game.
4. Andy crowned world tiddlywinks champ - Cambridge Evening News reports on the Purvis-Khan match.
5. Britain's top at tiddlywinks - The BBC's report on the 24th World Pairs.
6. Game on for world match - Cambridge Evenings News reports on the England-USA match held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of tiddlywinks.
7. Larry Kahn - A short guide to tournament tiddlywinks from the many-times World Champion.
8. Problems with the rules of tiddlywinks - A list of matters, however trivial, which have been raised concerning the rules of tiddlywinks. Maintained by Matt Fayers.
9. Queens' College Record 1998 - Tiddlywinks - Report of Qu.C.Tw.C. to the college magazine.
10. The English Tiddlywinks Association - Forthcoming Tiddlywinks tournaments; the latest ratings and newsletter; previous winners of major tournaments; and links to ETwA council members and back issues of Winking World.
11. The Harvard Tiddlywinks Society - Information on the Society and the game.
12. The North American Tiddlywinks Association - Includes rules of Tiddlywinks, strategy, the history of the game and compendium for game collectors.
13. The Sporting Record - Tiddlywinks - Qu.C.Tw.C.'s contribution to the 1997 College Record.
14. Tiddlywinks - The BBC's (slightly fictionalized) guide to the game and its players.
15. Tiddlywinks is a Christmas cracker - Article from the Evening Standard hailing the fact that "the humble game of tiddlywinks is staging a comeback this Christmas".
16. Tim Hedger on the Web - Infrequently updated tiddlywinks ratings.
17. Topical Words: Tiddlywinks - The belated recognition of the name of a Wiltshire hamlet leads to thoughts on beer houses and games.
18. Tournament Designs - All-play-all, carry-over and individual-pairs tournament designs for various numbers of players, published in several formats.
19. World-class players to 'squidge off' in title fight - Cambridge Evening News reports on the 2004 National Singles.
20. Yahoo! Groups : tiddlywinks - Bulletin Board that claims to be "everything about the classic game of tiddlywinks, from the 1890s parlor game to the competitive tournament game".

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