Mouse Trap (the game)

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Who

Marvin Glass and his Chicago design studio

When

1963

Where

Chicago, United States

Mouse Trap put a Rube Goldberg machine on a game board: players spend the game building the contraption, then set off boot, bathtub and cage in a single chain. Designed by Marvin Glass's studio and sold from 1963, it was one of the first mass-market three-dimensional board games.

Sources

Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.