<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2007) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2007) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Pin the tail on the donkey is a game played by groups of children . The earliest version listed in a catalog of American games compiled by the American Game Collectors Association in 1998, is dated 1899, and attributed to Charles Zimmerling . </P> <P> It is common at birthday parties and other gatherings . A picture of a donkey with a missing tail is tacked to a wall within easy reach of children . One at a time, each child is blindfolded and handed a paper "tail" with a push pin or thumbtack poked through it . The blindfolded child is then spun around until he or she is disoriented . The child gropes around and tries to pin the tail on the donkey . The player who pins their tail closest to the target, the donkey's rear, wins . The game, a group activity, is generally not competitive; "winning" is only of marginal importance . It is often seen as more entertaining, seeing the children stumble around and try to put their tail at the right place . </P>

When was pin the tail on the donkey invented