June 5, 2016

Reyn Guyer, Charles Foley and Neil Rabens invented the game for Milton Bradley in 1966. The pair originally called it Pretzel. Unfortunately, Pretzel was also the name of a toy dog currently on the market. When it was discovered that the name was not available, the Milton Bradley Co. chose "Twister". Submitted for patent and marketed by Milton Bradley in 1966, Twister became a success when actress Eva Gabor played it with Johnny Carson on television's The Tonight Show on May 3, 1966. In 1967 Twister was named the "Game of the Year".