It entered into game production in 1922, due to a boom in demand for playing cards around World War I. Waddingtons subsequently sold both original games (especially tie-ins for UK television programmes) and games licensed from other publishers.
ɪɾ ˈɛntɚd ˌɪntʊ ɡˈeɪm pɹədˈʌkʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː, dˈuː tʊ ɐ bˈuːm ɪn dᵻmˈænd fɔːɹ plˈeɪɪŋ kˈɑːɹdz ɚɹˈaʊnd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ. wˈɑːdɪŋtənz sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli sˈoʊld bˈoʊθ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ɡˈeɪmz ɪspˈɛʃəli tˈaɪˈɪnz fɔːɹ jˌuːkˈeɪ tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən pɹˈoʊɡɹæmz ænd ɡˈeɪmz lˈaɪsənst fɹʌm ˈʌðɚ pˈʌblɪʃɚz.