A Brief History of Zig-Zag and its Creator:

ZIG-ZAG was called "My Word!" when it was 
first marketed in 1972 by Gamut of Games, 
Inc.  The game enjoyed wide popularity 
during the 1970s, selling over 100,000 
sets.  Reintroduced by Xanadu Leisure, Ltd. 
in 1983 as Zig-Zag, it won acclaim as a 
classic among word  games, and it has made 
the "Top 100 games of the year" list of 
GAMES MAGAZINE frequently since then.

Zig-Zag was invented by Joli Quentin Kansil, 
the creator of almost 30 word, card, dice, 
and board games, most notably Bridgette 
(a two-handed bridge game - watch for 
Bridgette soon on computer from Castaway 
Software).  Bridgette is only one of 17 
selections to have the honor of induction 
into GAMES MAGAZINE's Hall of Fame.  Kansil 
worked as the personal assistant to Albert 
H. Morehead, former bridge editor of The New 
York Times, and it was Morehead who gave 
his young protg the encouragement needed 
to launch Zig-Zag.  This catalyst led Kansil 
to design numerous other games, crossword 
puzzles, and two books on backgammon.

Joli Quentin Kansil was the Guest of Honor 
at the annual game and toy fair in Essen, 
Germany in 1992, only the third foreigner 
to be so lauded.  Zig-Zag, in the pencil 
and pad version, is played all over the 
world in English, French, German, Spanish 
and other languages.
