1972_Sackson_269_September 05.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_269_September 05.jpg
Title
1972_Sackson_269_September 05.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
5 TUESDAY - SEPTEMBER 1972
249TH DAY - 117 DAYS TO COME
Arthur called. He wasn't able to get down town because
of a slight concussion due to his fall and Wald has a
bad sunburn. Possibly the meeting with Wexler will be in
Arthur's house tomorrow.
2nd call from Arthur. Wald will make it down tomorrow so the
meeting will be at B & B. Arthur asked me to call Claude
and let him know. Did.
Felicia called to ask for Mike Alber's address. She spoke to him
on the phone and he is sending games for Rappaport's an-
niversary. She wants to confirm their talk.
SKYSCRAPERS is back from 3M. I suggested sending it to
House of Games. We started talking about House of Games,
U.S. Game Systems, and Waddingtons and didn't come to
any conclusions.
Call from Phil Orbanes. Herb Hochstetter wants to make next this
Friday at 9 a.m. to discuss games for Post. O.K.
Spoke to Red [illegible word crossed out] They rcd. [received] picture for TRIPPPLES. I didn't get answer from Pacific.
Called Bill Eckhart. Told him about VIMGO. Will go there
Friday at 11 to show it to him. He may have some slides
for JUNGLE RACE ready to show me then.
Martin Gardner called. He'll come here Thursday about
2:30 to pick up the IMPUZZABLES and to look at ARROW LIFE.
Gary Sherbell called. Wanted to talk about his revisions in
TORTS - THE GAME OF LAWSUITS but I told him I was just
too busy to talk now. He'll call me next weekend.
Wrote the rules for UP THE ORGANIZATION and WAR AND PEACE.
BB typed them til about 2:00 A.M. while I finished
up miscellaneous equipment and put the equipment in boxes.
(cont. from 9/6)[9/6]
sure if the board and distribution of the cards is exactly
the same.) There is a special "starting" square for each
of the 10 characters. On each players first turn he
places a character in one of these spaces. After this
he plays next to card already down. If not able to,
he simply loses his turn. Certain spaces have a ? on them.
When a player places a card on one of these he is permitted
to ask any other player for a specific card. The other
player passes him one face down. Even if he doesn't have
one of the requested type, he passes any other he wishes.
The asking player looks at it and returns it. Object is
to determine the card put aside at the beginning. A scoring
system with 1 point for "killing" a character - playing the
(cont. on 9/4)
249TH DAY - 117 DAYS TO COME
Arthur called. He wasn't able to get down town because
of a slight concussion due to his fall and Wald has a
bad sunburn. Possibly the meeting with Wexler will be in
Arthur's house tomorrow.
2nd call from Arthur. Wald will make it down tomorrow so the
meeting will be at B & B. Arthur asked me to call Claude
and let him know. Did.
Felicia called to ask for Mike Alber's address. She spoke to him
on the phone and he is sending games for Rappaport's an-
niversary. She wants to confirm their talk.
SKYSCRAPERS is back from 3M. I suggested sending it to
House of Games. We started talking about House of Games,
U.S. Game Systems, and Waddingtons and didn't come to
any conclusions.
Call from Phil Orbanes. Herb Hochstetter wants to make next this
Friday at 9 a.m. to discuss games for Post. O.K.
Spoke to Red [illegible word crossed out] They rcd. [received] picture for TRIPPPLES. I didn't get answer from Pacific.
Called Bill Eckhart. Told him about VIMGO. Will go there
Friday at 11 to show it to him. He may have some slides
for JUNGLE RACE ready to show me then.
Martin Gardner called. He'll come here Thursday about
2:30 to pick up the IMPUZZABLES and to look at ARROW LIFE.
Gary Sherbell called. Wanted to talk about his revisions in
TORTS - THE GAME OF LAWSUITS but I told him I was just
too busy to talk now. He'll call me next weekend.
Wrote the rules for UP THE ORGANIZATION and WAR AND PEACE.
BB typed them til about 2:00 A.M. while I finished
up miscellaneous equipment and put the equipment in boxes.
(cont. from 9/6)[9/6]
sure if the board and distribution of the cards is exactly
the same.) There is a special "starting" square for each
of the 10 characters. On each players first turn he
places a character in one of these spaces. After this
he plays next to card already down. If not able to,
he simply loses his turn. Certain spaces have a ? on them.
When a player places a card on one of these he is permitted
to ask any other player for a specific card. The other
player passes him one face down. Even if he doesn't have
one of the requested type, he passes any other he wishes.
The asking player looks at it and returns it. Object is
to determine the card put aside at the beginning. A scoring
system with 1 point for "killing" a character - playing the
(cont. on 9/4)
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