1972_Sackson_118_April 07.jpg
Creator
Sid Sackson
Date
1972
Format
.jpg
Source
Box 1, Object 10, Sid Sackson collection
Item sets
Rights Statement
The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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1972_Sackson_118_April 07.jpg
Title
1972_Sackson_118_April 07.jpg
Creator
Sid Sackson
Date
1972
Type
image
Format
.jpg
Source
Box 1, Object 10, Sid Sackson collection
Language
English
Coverage
1972
Rights
The Strong, Rochester, New York.
transcription
7 FRIDAY - APRIL 1972
98TH DAY - 268 DAYS TO COME
Thinking about my new approach to DATA. Have 2 decks; one a
triple deck of "Address" cards and the other 63 "Sorting"
cards, 10 of each except 11 of the one that was South America
and 12 of the one that was Australia. Each player starts with
3 from each deck. Must use at least one from each in each
turn and then draw 2 from each. Set maximum, say 16,
cards in hand after turn. Object to be first to sort each
card. Possibly give bonuses for completing a column or a
row first. Allow trading of "sorting" cards. (Rough idea
to be tried.)
Frank Armbruster called. He is going to see the head of Santa Clara
University about taking my collection as a continuing
section of their library. Wanted to make sure I hadn't made
other arrangements.
He is assigning AGOG as required reading for his class.
Told him I had to send Castle Book's address but he said
the University Book Store could get it.
He rcd. the POTENTIAL rules and sent a letter on it.
Told him I was progressing with a TANGRAMS game and he'd
like it ASAP.
Playing a few games of CONNECTION (HEX) with myself
preparatory to writing the rules.
Wald Amberstone called. He has a friend who would like a
copy of ACQUIRE but can't afford the price. Wald wondered if
I could get copies wholesale. Told him that I couldn't
but that I would check whether I had an old set I could
let him have, as soon as I get a free moment.
I asked him whether it would be O.K. to send Arthur's address
to someone who was interested in POWER. Sure.
Al & Adela Richter here for a short visit (baby sitter
called that Laura was sick).
We played a little of a new GAME Al was fooling around with.
[Diagram of a 7 x 7 square grid board. Two spaces in the center column are marked with three stars [***] (rows second from top and second from bottom). The space in the center row of the far left column is marked with two stars [**].]
Each player has a given number of
checkers (18, I think). They are
started one at a time in the players
nearest row and then immediately
moved forward (which just eliminates the outside
rows and Al will change this).
Plain pieces move one space in any orthogonal
direction. Captures are by replacement.
When a piece lands on the **
space it gets a 2nd pc. placed on it and
adds a one space diagonal move. When
a piece (or is it only a 2-high) lands
on an opposite *** it is made 3 high. It can then move two spaces in
any direction (or is it only orthogonal). Didn't work very well.
98TH DAY - 268 DAYS TO COME
Thinking about my new approach to DATA. Have 2 decks; one a
triple deck of "Address" cards and the other 63 "Sorting"
cards, 10 of each except 11 of the one that was South America
and 12 of the one that was Australia. Each player starts with
3 from each deck. Must use at least one from each in each
turn and then draw 2 from each. Set maximum, say 16,
cards in hand after turn. Object to be first to sort each
card. Possibly give bonuses for completing a column or a
row first. Allow trading of "sorting" cards. (Rough idea
to be tried.)
Frank Armbruster called. He is going to see the head of Santa Clara
University about taking my collection as a continuing
section of their library. Wanted to make sure I hadn't made
other arrangements.
He is assigning AGOG as required reading for his class.
Told him I had to send Castle Book's address but he said
the University Book Store could get it.
He rcd. the POTENTIAL rules and sent a letter on it.
Told him I was progressing with a TANGRAMS game and he'd
like it ASAP.
Playing a few games of CONNECTION (HEX) with myself
preparatory to writing the rules.
Wald Amberstone called. He has a friend who would like a
copy of ACQUIRE but can't afford the price. Wald wondered if
I could get copies wholesale. Told him that I couldn't
but that I would check whether I had an old set I could
let him have, as soon as I get a free moment.
I asked him whether it would be O.K. to send Arthur's address
to someone who was interested in POWER. Sure.
Al & Adela Richter here for a short visit (baby sitter
called that Laura was sick).
We played a little of a new GAME Al was fooling around with.
[Diagram of a 7 x 7 square grid board. Two spaces in the center column are marked with three stars [***] (rows second from top and second from bottom). The space in the center row of the far left column is marked with two stars [**].]
Each player has a given number of
checkers (18, I think). They are
started one at a time in the players
nearest row and then immediately
moved forward (which just eliminates the outside
rows and Al will change this).
Plain pieces move one space in any orthogonal
direction. Captures are by replacement.
When a piece lands on the **
space it gets a 2nd pc. placed on it and
adds a one space diagonal move. When
a piece (or is it only a 2-high) lands
on an opposite *** it is made 3 high. It can then move two spaces in
any direction (or is it only orthogonal). Didn't work very well.
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