Frequently Asked Questions about the OriginalWA HOO®

[blue dot] Can I order the Original WA HOO® directly from Traditional Game & Toy Company?

[blue dot] How do I place an order?

[blue dot] If I place my order online, how safe is my credit card number?

[blue dot] Can I find WA HOO® locally?

[blue dot] How many sixes can be rolled consecutively and does the player get to roll again after each six rolled?

[blue dot] Can a player jump his or her own marbles?

[blue dot] We've lost our instruction sheet. How do I obtain another copy of the instructions?

[blue dot] Where did the game WA HOO® come from?

[blue dot] If I make a "homemade" WA HOO® board, do I violate any trademarks or copyrights?

[blue dot] Do we have to play using the rules supplied with The Original WA HOO®?

[blue dot] Why do your games NOT have a checker board on the back?

[blue dot] Why don't you attach the instruction sheet to the back of the board?

[blue dot] Why don't you put your games in a real box instead of just shrink-wrapping them?

[blue dot] How do you calculate shipping on my order?

[blue dot] If I enter my e-mail address, what will you do with it?

[blue dot] What is PayPal and how do I use it to make payments?

[blue dot] How can I send you my credit card information without going through the order process?

[blue dot] Do you provide marbles and dice with each of your games?

Q: Can I order the Original WA HOO® directly from Traditional Game & Toy Company?
A: You bet! That's what this web site is for. Click here to order. If you prefer, credit card orders may be FAXed to 817-582-0032.

Q: How do I place an order?
A: First, I cannot accept telephone orders and I cannot call you back to get your order. If you do not want to send credit card information online, you can still go through the online order process and FAX or mail your order to me.

To begin, select "Accessories" or "Games" from the upper left hand corner of the screen. Select the items you want by adding them to your shopping cart. A running total for your order is in the lower left side of your screen, along with the "View Cart" and "CheckOut" options. If you want to see what's in your shopping cart or you want to remove something, select "View Cart". When you're finished ordering, select "CheckOut".

On the CheckOut page, fill out the required information and click the "Submit Order" button at the bottom of the page. On the next page, you can select your payment option or print the order form.

Don't be afraid to browse around on the web site. You can't break anything and if you get your order wrong, I'll be glad to work with you on it.

Q: If I place my order online, how safe is my credit card number?
A: For online payment we now use a web page on a SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) connection. If you see the locked padlock on your browser, it means your credit card information is being transmitted over a secure data link.

Q: Can I find WA HOO® locally?
A: Contact your local toy retailer and ask for The Original WA HOO®. If they do not have WA HOO®, give them the name, address, and telephone number of Traditional Game & Toy Company and tell them to contact us. WA HOO® is very popular but many toy retailers do not know that WA HOO® is still manufactured. Click here to see a current list of dealers who have WA HOO®.

Q: How many sixes can be rolled consecutively and does the player get to roll again after each six rolled?
A: There is no limit to the number of sixes a player may roll and the player may continue to roll again after each six rolled.

Q: Can a player jump his or her own marbles?
A: Well, my family allows a player to jump his or her own marbles. Your family might want to play the other way. Some people allow jumping over one's own marbles except in the teepee area. This does add another dimension of difficulty to the game.

Q: We've lost our instruction sheet. How do I obtain another copy of the instructions?
A: Click here to view the official rules. You can print these for your own use.

Q: Where did the game WA HOO® come from?
A: That's a good question. Although people have made their own WA HOO® boards for years, I have been told that the first commercial WA HOO® game was made by Mile High Game Company of Denver Colorado. I do have one of these games in my collection. It was made in 1962, but I know WA HOO® has actually been around much longer than that.

Q: If I make a "homemade" WA HOO® board, do I violate any trademarks or copyrights?
A: No. Only if you started manufacturing and marketing a game with the name or appearance of the Original WA HOO® would you violate our trademark. Incidentally, before us, nobody had ever filed for a trademark registration on this game. TGTC was granted a registered trademark in 1993 for the name "WA HOO" and the Indian head logo.

Q: Do we have to play using the rules supplied with The Original WA HOO®?
A: Of course not! The purpose of playing WA HOO® is to have fun. If you or your family want to play by different rules or make up your own, that's fine!

Q: Why do your games NOT have a checker board on the back?
A: We don't put a checker board on the back for the same reason we don't put the instructions on the back. It costs too much.

The checker boards on the backs of those old boards were not really just to provide another game surface. In those days, color printing was prohibitively expensive. Therefore, the game surface was only printed in two colors. In order to know where to put the different marbles, color squares were placed in the back of the boards so that the colors would show through the holes in the front of the boards. Then, the checkerboard backing was put on to cover up the colored squares glued to the back of the playing surface.

Q: Why don't you attach the instruction sheet to the back of the board?
A: Believe me, I wish I could figure out a way to attach the instructions to the board. There are two reasons why this hasn't been done. The first reason is that, with the current board, the marbles would not sit firmly in the holes. If the board were thicker than the current .080 inch, it might be possible to do this. However, to make a board thicker than .080 inch would be nearly impossible since all 81 holes are actually PUNCHED out at once by a huge die cutter. The second reason is that young kids would invariably punch holes in the paper with their fingers anyway. For some kids, the temptation to punch their fingers through these holes is just too great! That's why most old WA HOO® boards have the holes punched out.

Q: Why don't you put your games in a real box instead of just shrink-wrapping them?
A: It's just too expensive to make a custom box. I recommend to people that if they want a box for their WA HOO® board, go to their local pizza restaurant and ask to buy a 16" pizza box (unused of course... HA HA). It's a perfect fit. In fact, that's what we use to ship individual boards from the warehouse.

Q: How do you calculate shipping on my order?
A: Each WA HOO® board weighs 2 pounds and is shipped in a 16"x16"x2" pizza box. If you order multiple boards, these pizza boxes will be bundled together and shipped as one box. This will save you considerable shipping charges. Your order will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail. Shipping is calculated by determining the dimension and weight of the final package and applying the rates in the most current USPS rate table.

NOTE: If ONLY game accessories (Game Packs, Leather Pokes, Dice) are purchased, USPS Priority Mail ($4.60) will be used. If game accessories are purchased with a game board, you will incur no additional shipping charge. Your postage charge may be cheaper than what is shown on your order.

Q: If I enter my e-mail address, what will you do with it?
A: I only use e-mail addresses to notify you that I've received your order and, if necessary, to contact you about your order. Also, if I introduce additional products, I will notify you via e-mail. I'm not in the business of selling e-mail addresses to marketers. Your e-mail address will not be given to anyone for ANY reason.

Q: How can I send you my credit card information without going through the order process?
A: Click HERE to submit your credit card information using a secure server.

Q: Do you provide marbles and dice with each of your games?
A:All games come complete with marbles, dice, draw-string pouch and instructions.

For any other questions or suggestions regarding the Original WA HOO®, send us e-mail at info@wahoogames.com, or write us at:

Traditional Game & Toy Company
P. O. Box 605
Aledo, Texas  76008

Thanks for your interest.
Chuck