What does the game "Twister" use to decide who stands where?

Twister uses a spinner to decide where each player must place a particular hand or foot.

The spinner is divided into sections for the left hand, right hand, left foot, and right foot. Each section is further divided into the four mat colors: red, yellow, green, and blue. A spin might therefore instruct a player to put their right hand on a yellow circle.

The game’s mat has four rows of colored circles, with one color assigned to each row. Players must follow the spinner’s instructions while keeping their other limbs in place. As turns continue, the required positions become increasingly difficult, producing the tangled poses that give the game its name.

Twister was developed by Charles Foley and Neil Rabens and introduced by Milton Bradley in 1966. It was unusual for a mass-market game because players themselves served as the playing pieces. The spinner determines the move, but it does not select a particular person to stand somewhere. Players are eliminated when they fall or when a knee or elbow touches the mat, so balance and flexibility matter as much as luck.