<p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Wiggily_(board_game)" rel="noreferrer">Uncle Wiggily</a> board game had colored pieces that moved on a track, and the "Fox Den" had an animal that looked like a wolf.  The game is filled with creatures, unfortunate events, and close calls that could frighten a small child.
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/4quL2.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/4quL2.jpg" alt="Uncle Wiggily Board"></a>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/RHdJE.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/RHdJE.jpg" alt="colored metal playing pieces"></a>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/L2Oet.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/L2Oet.jpg" alt="Plastic playing pieces and cards"></a>
It was first published in 1916, but has been republished as recently as 1989.</p>

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2017-04-10T19:51:33.597Z
2017-04-10T19:51:33.597Z
jejorda2
<p>Sounds like <a href="https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/669149/beware-wolf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Beware of the Wolf</a>:<br />
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/mKcyA.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/mKcyA.png" alt="Beware of the Wolf" /></a>
Which features quite a big wolf in the middle of the board and is from the eighties (1981).</p>

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Fabian Tschachtli
<p>Looking for the name of an old board game featuring a wolf, I think he was called Willy. I can't remember much about it, but I played it a few times in the 80s, may have been older than that. It was quite scary for me because I was young. I think there was a figure of the wolf and there may have been a red and yellow piece for a player to choose. Does anyone remember this game?</p>

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Looking for the name of an old board game featuring a wolf, I think he was called Willy
Keely
# Looking for the name of an old board game featuring a wolf, I think he was called Willy

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-09)

Looking for the name of an old board game featuring a wolf, I think he was called Willy. I can't remember much about it, but I played it a few times in the 80s, may have been older than that. It was quite scary for me because I was young. I think there was a figure of the wolf and there may have been a red and yellow piece for a player to choose. Does anyone remember this game?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-04-10. Score: 5

The [Uncle Wiggily](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Wiggily_(board_game)) board game had colored pieces that moved on a track, and the "Fox Den" had an animal that looked like a wolf. The game is filled with creatures, unfortunate events, and close calls that could frighten a small child.
[![Uncle Wiggily Board](https://i.sstatic.net/4quL2.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/4quL2.jpg)
[![colored metal playing pieces](https://i.sstatic.net/RHdJE.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/RHdJE.jpg)
[![Plastic playing pieces and cards](https://i.sstatic.net/L2Oet.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/L2Oet.jpg)
It was first published in 1916, but has been republished as recently as 1989.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-03-10. Score: 3

Sounds like [Beware of the Wolf](https://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/669149/beware-wolf):  
[![Beware of the Wolf](https://i.sstatic.net/mKcyA.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/mKcyA.png)
Which features quite a big wolf in the middle of the board and is from the eighties (1981).


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