Rapidough (1994)

Pictionary-style game in which 2 to 3 teams model representations of words using their own particular color of dough. In each round, players from each team sit side-by-side and look at the same word card. Word cards differ in 3 ways. (1) With one neutral colored word listed, each member models to communicate the same word. (2) With 3 neutral colored words, each modeler has free choice but may end up molding the same word. (3) With 3 words listed in 3 different colors, modelers can only mold according to the color of their dough. To start, each modeler places their ball of dough onto their plastic mat, which outlines start positions for their hands. Each modeler simultaneously tries to represent their word. The first team to shout out the correct word wins the round and gets to extract a fixed amount of dough from their opponent's model using a plastic extracting tool. The winning team can also reclaim a previously extracted amount. A team can lose for calling out a color coded word that another team member is modeling. Once a team loses all of their dough, the game ends, and the team with the most dough wins.

Here's a story and a salutory lesson to protect your ideas. I invented "Rapidough" or "Mold The Old Dough" as it was first called. I took the game to a consultant at Waddingtons called Howard Webster who said it was brilliant and that it would be presented for consideration at various national and international meets of the Waddingtons organization. I never got anything in writing from my 'friend' and just the bad news over the phone that the game had just failed to be selected for the final roster of games that year. I said nevermind I'll keep plugging away with it. He said no-one would consider it anymore because once rejected it's rejected. The following year 'Rapidough' hit the shelves. ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR IDEAS because people WILL STEAL THEM!
PS I've included some pics of the original game-yes I've still got it!