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According to the manufacturer Schmidt Spiele, 100 million copies were sold during this period.
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Inventor Josef Friedrich Schmidt probably didn’t expect it to be such a success when he developed the game in his kitchen in Munich, says publishing director Axel Kaldenhoven.
The breakthrough came in 1914 with the First World War: Schmidt sent 3,000 copies to hospitals, where wounded soldiers learned to appreciate the game and later took it home to their families.
Popular with young and old
Even today it is still one of the great family games, says Stefanie Kuschill from the German Games Archive in Nuremberg. Although hundreds of new games come onto the market every year – many of which are much more elaborately designed and have more sophisticated game strategy – the classic is still popular. According to Kuschill, it’s the simplicity that makes it so attractive: “It’s easy to get angry across generations.”
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Studies show that rules that are too complex can inhibit motivation to start a game, says media scientist Christian Gürtler from the University of Erlangen. In “Don’t be angry” the rules are relatively simple, so that small children can understand them. “It’s a good introductory game to learn to follow rules, count and not worry too much.”
What many people don’t know: According to the original rules, the first figure is on the field at the beginning without you having to roll a six first.
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