[Ads-l] Antedating of "Yahtzee"

[Peter Reitan]

The copyright registration for the game label with the name Yahtzee on it was filed April 3, 1956.

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112100648531&view=1up&seq=575&q1=yahtzee

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Yahtzee (OED 1957)

1956 Los Angeles Times 15 Apr. 1A-13 (adv't) (Newspapers.com)  Introducing =
the most exciting new game of skill and chance in years  YAHTZEE.

Fred Shapiro

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