''Don't Spill the Beans'' is a children's game for 2 or more players ages 3–6 published by

Milton Bradley Company Milton Bradley Company or simply Milton Bradley (MB) was an American board game manufacturer established by Milton Bradley in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1860. In 1920, it absorbed the game production of McLoughlin Brothers, formerly the ...

, a subsidiary of

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The game was originally manufactured by

Schaper Toys Schaper Toys, or W.H. Schaper Mfg. Co., Inc. as it was originally known, was a game and toy company founded in 1949 by William Herbert Schaper in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. "Herb" Schaper published a variety of games but was best known for having ...

but acquired by Milton Bradley in 1986 through its then owner,

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. The game is described by Hasbro as a "Classic Preschool Game. A Favorite For More Than 30 Years!". The object of the game is to toss all one's

plastic Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient. Their plasticity makes it possible for plastics to be moulded, extruded or pressed into solid objects of various shapes. This adaptab ...

beans into a pot—a

cauldron A cauldron (or caldron) is a large pot (kettle) for cooking or boiling over an open fire, with a lid and frequently with an arc-shaped hanger and/or integral handles or feet. There is a rich history of cauldron lore in religion, mythology, and ...

-- (pretending that it is very hot and cooking) without touching the pot or tipping it over, which "spills the beans". In the 1960s version, the beans were real kidney beans. Players are given a pile of beans, and take turns placing them inside a plastic tipping pot. If a player's bean causes the pot to spill over, all the spilled beans are added to their pile. Play continues until one player has put all of their beans into the pot making them the winner.

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Don't Spill the Beans (1967)
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