Children's Board Games Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-07 · 40 entries checked · 35 flagged · 91 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 91 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Battling Tops — The entry claims that after Ideal was sold in 1982, Marx took over the game, but Ideal was acquired by CBS in 1967 and later by other entities; Marx did not take over Battling Tops after 1982.

Battling Tops — The entry states that the 1968 version included an eight-top version with Fighting Frank and Rocky Rocko, but the original 1968 version is consistently documented as having six tops with six colors, and no reliable source confirms an eight-top version with tho

Clue Jr. — The claim that 'Junior Cluedo' (1993) was the first Junior game for the Cluedo brand and the second Clue Jr. game overall is incorrect; the first Clue Jr. game was 'Clue Jr.: Case of the Missing Pet' (1989).

Clue Jr.: Case of the Missing Pet — The game was released in 1992, not 1989.

Connect 4x4 — Connect 4x4 was never published by Milton Bradley; the real game is 'Connect Four' and no official 'Connect 4x4' variant exists in the canon.

Connect 4x4 — The release year 2009 is incorrect for any official Milton Bradley Connect Four variant; no such game was released under that name.

Coppit — The game was not created by Otto Maier Verlag as a person; Otto Maier Verlag is a publisher, and the creator is unknown or the company's staff.

Coppit — There is no reliable evidence that the emblem on U-995 features characters from Fang den Hut; the emblem is typically described as a 'laughing devil' or cartoon figure, not specifically the game's characters.

Crazy Clock Game — The claim that Rube Goldberg declined to take legal action against Glass because 'inspiration and ideas are not intellectual property' is a misstatement of law and not supported by historical record.

Crazy Clock Game — The claim that Goldberg sold licensing rights to Model Products to secure rights to specific intellectual property is not supported by known canon about Goldberg's licensing history with board games.

Crocodile Dentist — The claim that the push-down mechanism first appeared in the travel version and was later added to the full-sized game is incorrect; the push-down mechanism was introduced in the full-sized game from the start.

Crocodile Dentist — The claim that earlier editions had players remove teeth with plastic pliers is incorrect; the original and standard version always used push-down teeth, and pliers were only a thematic accessory.

Dōbutsu shōgi — The claim that the second player (White) has a winning strategy from the starting position is incorrect; the known solution found that the first player (Black) has a winning strategy.

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