Sorry! (game)
Older edition
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| Publisher(s) | W H Storey & Co Parker Brothers Waddingtons Winning Moves |
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| Players | 2–4 |
| Setup time | 1–5 minutes |
| Random chance | High (Cards) |
| Skill(s) required | Counting, Tactics, Strategy, Probability |
Sorry! is a board game that is based on the ancient cross and circle game Pachisi. Players try to travel around the board with their pieces faster than any other player. Originally manufactured by W.H. Storey & Co in England and now by Hasbro, Sorry! is marketed for two to four players, ages six through adult. The game title comes from the many ways in which a player can negate the progress of another, while issuing an apologetic "Sorry!"
The objective is to be the first player to get all four of their colored pawns from their start space, around the board (sometimes "backwards"; see below) to their "home" space. The pawns are normally moved in a clockwise direction, but can be moved backward if directed. Movement of pawns are directed by the drawing of a card.
The board game is laid out in a square with sixteen spaces per side, with each player assigned his or her own colored Start location and Home locations offset towards the center, one per side. Four five-square paths, one per color, lead from the common outer path towards a player's Home and are designated his or her "Safety Zone". On each side are two "Slides", grouping four or five spaces each.
Older versions of Sorry! contain a colored "diamond space" directly one space back from each start square, with the rules stating that a pawn of the diamond's color may not move forward over this square. Instead, a player of that color must diverge from the outer square towards his or her "Home". Although the diamond and corresponding rule were removed from subsequent printings of the game, the rules of player movement remained the same.
The earliest variation of today's Sorry! can be traced back to England. William Henry Storey of Southend-on-Sea filed for a patent. Sorry! was registered as a trade mark on 21 May 1929 (UK number 502898). It was subsequently sold in the UK by Waddingtons, the British games manufacturer who sold it from 1934.
In the United States, U.S. Patent 1,903,661 was filed for Sorry! on Aug 4, 1930 by William Henry Storey. A Canadian patent followed in 1932 The US patent was issued April 11, 1933. Sorry! was adopted by Parker Brothers in 1934. Hasbro now publishes it, as they purchased Parker Brothers in 1991.
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