Wet Head

Wet Head is a game and property invented and developed by Rudell Design LLC. The classic play hat was under license by Rudell Design to Zing Toys until 1/8/2021 at which time the license agreement was terminated by Rudell Design, with all worldwide rights reverting to Rudell Design. Zing. The classic WETHEAD play product is a game of luck, random choice, and sometimes question & answer skill if played with the available free app introduced in 2016. The classic game consists of a roulette spinner and a helmet with a water container and eight plastic rods; one of which releases water on the wearer's head when removed. Rudell Design has been issued two utility patents that expand the successful WETHEAD brand and play pattern into the commercially successful categories of laser tag and virtual and augmented reality, with two utility patents being issued to Rudell Design: 10,471,340 and 10,950,059 . The gameplay of laser tag (and also electronic tabletop gaming as covered by the '340 patent) and virtual and augmented reality play (as covered by the '059 patent) extend the gameplay aspect and its get-wet penalty into more competitive gaming. Less luck, more skill.

Wet Head
WETHEAD
TypePrivate
IndustryToys
Founded2016
Headquarters
Worldwide: Hong Kong United States, Portland Oregon
Production output
2016 to present
BrandsWet Head
WebsiteWet Head

Game play

The classic WETHEAD game: One player wears the helmet while another spins the spinner to determine the number of rods to remove per turn. Players take turns exchanging the helmet and the spinner until one player gets their head wet.[1] When the app is played, a player wearing the WETHEAD hat can avoid having to pull out a rod by answering a question correctly. Recent developments to gameplay include patented wireless signal release of the water onto the head of a wearer of a signal-receiving playhat. This takes WETHEAD play into the categories of laser tag and also virtual and augmented reality. U.S. patents 10,471,340 and U.S. patent 10,9050,059.

Mobile app

While prior licensee Zing marketed classic WETHEAD there was also released the Wet Head Challenge mobile app for Android and iOS. The app contains trivia questions that enhance the game's experience, along with a video recorder to capture the moment a player gets drenched.[1]

Distribution

The game is distributed in Japan by Takara Tomy under the name Russian Nurette (ロシアンぬ〜れっと, Roshian Nu~retto). This version uses cards instead of a spinner.[2]

Game invention

Wet Head is an invention of Rudell Design, LLC, Facebook page: ABOUT the exclusive licensors of the Game to their former licensee Zing Toys, and the owners of worldwide rights to tradename WET HEAD. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office search page and also U.S. Patent and Trademark Office search page

The product has been cited on multiple TV and internet listings as a hot toy for summer fun - many of such citings available at: Facebook Page: WET HEAD

As of 2021 all worldwide rights to WETHEAD, including IP rights, are under the exclusive control of Rudell Design LLC

Play pattern

YouTube exposure of Wet Head, as of summer 2017, is upwards of 300 million combined views worldwide. YouTube search page The play pattern has progressively evolved from simply filling the cap with water and then removing rods one at a time, to utilizing a game spinner to dictate rod removal, to the usage of the device as a get-wet penalty for question and answer challenges, or even other challenges that players have invented themselves.

References
  1. Ibraham, Joe (2016-02-05). "Soak Up the Fun with Wet Head". Toy Insider. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  2. Tsuda, Hiromu (2016-06-03). "実録：ずぶ濡れゲーム「ロシアンぬ〜れっと」(タカラトミー)を女の子とやってみました。". Engadget. Retrieved 2016-07-07.

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