Same but specifically within the RAF community.It is a game invented by British expats (probably in Africa, probably in Kenya or Ghana) prior.Here are the most common origin theories: While there's no argument over the fact that the Scottįamily disseminated Takoradi Bricks, some have postulated that the game existed prior to their Leslie Scott herself doesn'tĬlaim that she personally invented Takoradi Bricks - rather that the game evolved into existence The origin of Takoradi Bricks itself has been open to some speculation. The other mainĭifference from Jenga is that removed blocks were not replaced on top of the stack. Is built with gaps between the blocks which were on their sides rather than flat. I have seen the instructions for a set of Takoradi Bricks from the American Club in Ghana. Permission (Sep 2017) of Keys, Fine Art Auctioneers, Aylsham, Norwich. Picture is of Takoradi Bricks in a box sold by auction in Jan 2017 - by kind In 1978 they published a version of Takoradi Bricks that is Maine, USA were shown the game by an African friend who had been in contact with the BritishĬommunity in Ghana in the mid-1970s. Scott family to the expat community in Ghana around 1974 - 1976. There is good evidence beyond Leslie Scott that the game of Takoradi Bricks was disseminated from the Local carpenter in the town of Takoradi, Ghana -hence the name. Involved removing blocks from a pile of bricks until they collapsed. As early as 1974 the family were playing Takoradi Bricks in Accra, the capital, which Salaam and her family lived in various African countries during her childhoold including Ghana fromġ972 - 1976. Leslie Scott, the inventor of Jenga, was born in 1955 in Dar es
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