4.B.4. SPROUTS
M. Gardner. SA (Jul 1967) = Carnival, chap. 1. Describes Michael Stewart Paterson and John Horton Conway's invention of the game on 21 Feb 1967 at tea time in the Department common room at Cambridge. The idea of adding a spot was due to Paterson and they agreed the credit for the game should be 60% Paterson to 40% Conway.
Gyles Brandreth. Pencil and Paper Games and Puzzles. Carousel, 1976. Sprouts, p. 13. "... actually born in Cambridge about ten years ago." c= Pencil & Paper Puzzle Games; Watermill Press, Mahwah, New Jersey, 1989, p. 13: "... was invented about ten years ago."
Winning Ways. 1982. Sprouts, pp. 564-570 & 573. Says the game was "introduced by M. S. Paterson and J. H. Conway some time ago". Also describes Brussels Sprouts and Stars-and-Stripes. An answer for Brussels Sprouts and some references are on p. 573.
Sheila Anne Barry. The World's Best Travel Games. Sterling, NY, 1987. Sprouts, pp. 95-97.
Karl-Heinz Koch. Pencil & Paper Games. (As: Spiele mit Papier und Bleistift, no details); translated by Elisabeth E. Reinersmann. Sterling, NY, 1992. Sprouts, pp. 36-37, says it was invented by J. H. Conway & M. S. Paterson on 21 Feb 1976 [sic -- misprint of 1967] during their five o'clock tea hour.
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