(StatePoint) It’s been five decades of party-goers tangling themselves up in knots, as the TWISTER game celebrates its 50th anniversary as a pop culture phenomenon and game night staple.

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The game first made waves after it appeared on “The Tonight Show” in 1966. By early 1967, more than three million TWISTER games were sold. Since then, the TWISTER game has continued to pull families out of their seats and onto the mat, turning game nights around the world into instant parties.

Recently, The Strong National Museum of Play inducted the TWISTER game into the National Toy Hall of Fame and today fans of the TWISTER game can play exciting interpretations of the classic version.