1973_Sackson_029_January 09.jpg
Creator
Sid Sackson
Date
1973
Format
.jpg
Source
Box 2, Object 1, Sid Sackson collection
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Rights Statement
The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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1973_Sackson_029_January 09.jpg
Title
1973_Sackson_029_January 09.jpg
Creator
Sid Sackson
Date
1973
Type
image
Format
.jpg
Source
Box 2, Object 1, Sid Sackson collection
Language
English
Coverage
1973
Rights
The Strong, Rochester, New York.
transcription
1/8
1/7
9 Tuesday - January 1973
9th Day - 356 Days to Come
Rcd. [received] a letter from Lou Zocchi. Mentioned AMERICAN GAMES ASSOCIATION,
STAR TREK BATTLE MANUAL, and selling by mail.
Got an idea for THE BRAIN GAME. After all of the cards have
been taken, a new phase begins. Each time a player throws the
dice and gets 2 matching numbers he can buy any card
from my opponent for $1,000 x the sum of the three dice -
only one card. If he gets a triple he can buy two cards,
at the price determined by the sum for each.
Sent the rules for DELPHI and the magazine copy of
THE CITIES GAME to Don Turnbull. Sent it airmail -
printed matter. It couldn't be sealed, except for the metal
clasp, but it cost $.90 instead of $2.10 for regular airmail.
To Simulations. Al Nofi not in so I spoke to Jim Dunnigan.
He told me that Al Nofi had a call (from Bob Gellman) about
a PATTON game, but Al had said they weren't interested.
(Bob did tell me about calling Simulations.) I borrowed a book
on Patton. When leaving a note on Al's desk I noticed the
2nd edition of THE GUIDE TO SIMULATIONS/GAMES FOR EDUCATION AND
TRAINING which just arrived. Asked Jim and he said it
would be O.K. to borrow it.
In Al's office looked at SIMULATION & GAMES (vol. 3, no. 3),
a quarterly magazine. Was going to reproduce it but didn't
get the opportunity.
Made 11 repros [reproductions] of the back of the new TRIPPPLES box, which has
all the info necessary to play the game.
Made repros [reproductions] of some pages from the magazine TOY REVIEW
(which I borrowed from Claude last year). Among other things
there were reviews for KALAH, WHIRLING DERBY, THE BLACK EXPERIENCE,
LITTERBUG, GENERATION RAP, ORION, VERTIGO, GARBAGE GAME.
(Filed in '73 misc. [1973 miscellaneous])
Saw Phil and got a copy of WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN, also
MOVES #6. Had a short game THE BATTLE OF MAIDA.
To Felicia's. Odette Willis there with a valise full of games and
game material by Lucien Vittet. Felicia and I looked at
LE JEU DU 420. It was (as I remembered) very fancily packed, but
an ordinary type of word game.
Looking thru the valise I came across a game, THE LION'S SHARE,
which also had been published. There is a 4x4 field with
different numbers in each square in an irregular pattern.
Each player has his own separate, but identical, field. One
player is the "Hunter", the other the "Lion." Didn't get all the
info, but it is something like this. Each player puts aside some
money (how much?) as the "Lion's Share." Then secretly each
places his marker on one of the spaces. The hunter decides
whether he wants to buy 6 bullets on 3 for half the price.
Both players mark the number on dial. The hunter can
(cont. on 1/8)
1/7
9 Tuesday - January 1973
9th Day - 356 Days to Come
Rcd. [received] a letter from Lou Zocchi. Mentioned AMERICAN GAMES ASSOCIATION,
STAR TREK BATTLE MANUAL, and selling by mail.
Got an idea for THE BRAIN GAME. After all of the cards have
been taken, a new phase begins. Each time a player throws the
dice and gets 2 matching numbers he can buy any card
from my opponent for $1,000 x the sum of the three dice -
only one card. If he gets a triple he can buy two cards,
at the price determined by the sum for each.
Sent the rules for DELPHI and the magazine copy of
THE CITIES GAME to Don Turnbull. Sent it airmail -
printed matter. It couldn't be sealed, except for the metal
clasp, but it cost $.90 instead of $2.10 for regular airmail.
To Simulations. Al Nofi not in so I spoke to Jim Dunnigan.
He told me that Al Nofi had a call (from Bob Gellman) about
a PATTON game, but Al had said they weren't interested.
(Bob did tell me about calling Simulations.) I borrowed a book
on Patton. When leaving a note on Al's desk I noticed the
2nd edition of THE GUIDE TO SIMULATIONS/GAMES FOR EDUCATION AND
TRAINING which just arrived. Asked Jim and he said it
would be O.K. to borrow it.
In Al's office looked at SIMULATION & GAMES (vol. 3, no. 3),
a quarterly magazine. Was going to reproduce it but didn't
get the opportunity.
Made 11 repros [reproductions] of the back of the new TRIPPPLES box, which has
all the info necessary to play the game.
Made repros [reproductions] of some pages from the magazine TOY REVIEW
(which I borrowed from Claude last year). Among other things
there were reviews for KALAH, WHIRLING DERBY, THE BLACK EXPERIENCE,
LITTERBUG, GENERATION RAP, ORION, VERTIGO, GARBAGE GAME.
(Filed in '73 misc. [1973 miscellaneous])
Saw Phil and got a copy of WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN, also
MOVES #6. Had a short game THE BATTLE OF MAIDA.
To Felicia's. Odette Willis there with a valise full of games and
game material by Lucien Vittet. Felicia and I looked at
LE JEU DU 420. It was (as I remembered) very fancily packed, but
an ordinary type of word game.
Looking thru the valise I came across a game, THE LION'S SHARE,
which also had been published. There is a 4x4 field with
different numbers in each square in an irregular pattern.
Each player has his own separate, but identical, field. One
player is the "Hunter", the other the "Lion." Didn't get all the
info, but it is something like this. Each player puts aside some
money (how much?) as the "Lion's Share." Then secretly each
places his marker on one of the spaces. The hunter decides
whether he wants to buy 6 bullets on 3 for half the price.
Both players mark the number on dial. The hunter can
(cont. on 1/8)
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