▁in ▁America . ▁The ▁" p igs " ▁were ▁mar bles ▁and ▁the ▁sol ver ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁manipulate ▁them ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁manner ▁as ▁to ▁locate ▁each ▁within ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁concent ric ▁circles ▁on ▁the ▁puzz le . ▁As ▁the ▁W aver ly ▁Free ▁Press ▁reported , ▁" The ▁to y ▁works ▁are ▁turning ▁out ▁eight ▁thousand ▁of ▁' P igs ▁in ▁Clo ver ' ▁a ▁day , ▁and ▁are ▁twenty ▁days ▁behind ▁with ▁their ▁orders ". ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁a ▁phil anth rop ist ▁in ▁King ston ▁ordered ▁enough ▁puzz les ▁for ▁every ▁in mate ▁in ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁county ▁j ail ▁and ▁the ▁al m sh ouses ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁county . ▁The ▁popular ity ▁of ▁this ▁in vention , ▁like ▁many ▁of ▁Cr and all ' s ▁to ys , ▁reached ▁beyond ▁the ▁American ▁borders . ▁An ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Ch ath am ▁( N Y ) ▁Republican ▁stated ▁" The ▁English ▁are ▁s que aling ▁because ▁our ▁American ▁' P igs ▁in ▁Clo ver ' ▁have ▁been ▁introduced ▁at ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁St . ▁James . ▁They ▁are ▁declaring ▁them ▁not ▁puzz les ▁at ▁all , ▁only ▁Yan kee ▁bu [ n ] k um ." ▁ ▁American ▁author , ▁Mark ▁Tw ain ▁mentions ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁his ▁book , ▁The ▁American ▁Cla im ant . ▁ ▁The ▁Game ▁and ▁Polit icians ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁political ▁f od der ▁and ▁am usement . ▁The ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1