Mouse Trap, which was originally titled "Mouse Trap Game", is a board game first published in 1963.
The original version, designed by Marvin Glass and Associates from Ideal, allowed the players almost no decision-making, thus making it almost impossible for youngsters to keep up in the game.
In the 1970s, the board game surrounding the Mouse Trap was redesigned by Sid Sackson, adding the cheese pieces and allowing the player to maneuver opponents onto the trap space.
Mouse Trap has never changed as for as the rules of the game over the years though the colors and shapes of some pieces has been slightly modified over the years. There are several stages which form the mouse trap, though most stages are comprised of multiple pieces. A 1990s ad campaign for the game involved a song which listed most of the stages of the mouse trap.
Kids to this day are still playing the very famous board game that all stated in 1963
Paul
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Trap_(board_game)
http://www.wwwk.co.uk/culture/toys/mouse-trap.htm
The sad thing is, I still remember the Commercial's 'jingle' for this one...
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