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Lexicon was created by David Whitelaw in 1932[3] and originally published by Waddingtons. After a poor launch for an initial small edition as a market test, Waddingtons upgraded the packaging and increased the price, and by late 1932 were selling thousands of units per day in stationery shops.[4] A section in the rulebook was titled "How to arrange a Lexicon drive" for the organisation and execution of a party or tournament based on Lexicon.[2]
By 1934, the game was being sold internationally. In March 1934, proceeds from a game in Australia were donated towards children's health care.[5]:20 In the United States, it was distributed by Parker Brothers as Crossword Lexicon.[6]:1 In 1938, George Parker stated that of all games sold by the company, the demand for Lexicon was only exceeded by that of regular playing cards.[6]:1 By the early 1970s, a version of the game had been released using tiles instead of cards, with minor rule variations.[7]:1415
Early rulebooks distributed with the game contained instructions for 23 games that could be played by 2 to 4 players with the deck cards.[2][8]:25 Certain copies came with a 1936 competition slip wherein £1,000 was offered in cash prizes. Several subsequent versions have been released. (From Wikipedia)
