1973_Sackson_188_June 17.jpg
Creator
Sid Sackson
Date
1973
Format
.jpg
Source
Box 2, Object 1, Sid Sackson collection
Item sets
Rights Statement
The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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1973_Sackson_188_June 17.jpg
Title
1973_Sackson_188_June 17.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.
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17 Sunday - June 1973
Father's Day - Trinity Sunday - 168th Day - 197 Days to Come
(cont. from 6/22) [6/22]
Met Walter Dykowski and he invited BB, Dana, and me to join him
and his wife, Maxine, for breakfast tomorrow morning.
In one of the seminar rooms there was a small display of
ancient games, in pictures and a few actual artifacts.
One picture had the following discription: "MEHAN - Above the
Egyptian game of Mehan (Snake). The game was played on a
flat stone disc into which a coiled segmented snake had been
carved. The yellow projection to the right of the board represents
the stand on which the board rested. Further to the right is a
box with its playing pieces. Either 2, 4, or 6 people played this
game. Each player had his own lion or lioness to move around
the board from the snake's tail to the head (goal). Movement
was dictated by means of the six little balls used by each
player. Although amusing, this game only enjoyed limited popularity
and had ceased to be played even before Egypt's pyramid age."
To seminar conducted by Len Lakofka. Some notes: -
A.H.'s [Avalon Hill's] THE GENERAL builds up word-of-mouth city by city
as players P.B.M. [play-by-mail]
DIPLOMACY packages have a contact list packed in. There is
a DIPLOMACY convention as part of THE INTERNATIONAL GAME SHOW.
(Bob Johnson mentioned that the CHICAGO TRIBUNE had an article
on DIPLOMACY - Roger Verhulst's.)
Another part of the show for the public is a game playing
convention - GETTYSBURG, WATERLOO, STALINGRAD (3 of A.H.'s [Avalon Hill's] simplest),
SORRY, RISK, CLUE, SCRABBLE, TWIXT (but not ACQUIRE. Later
I spoke to Lakofka about this and he said he'd try to organize
one.)
Parker [Parker Brothers] has family games. 3M are more for thinkers.
Gaming conventions around country are branching from war games.
Companies could organize their own games and this would be
cheap in comparison to mass advertising.
Publishing a magazine gives feedback - and can get free
design concepts. A lot will be drivel.
I mentioned that with P.B.M. [play-by-mail] the game itself does not have
to be bought.
"Educational" is kiss of death.
Areas not saturated: - Financial, Abstract Skill.
The more people in the game, the simpler it has to be.
Introduced to Roger Verhulst. He said he'll send me copies
of his columns as soon as he can stay at his (book sales)
office in the evening to Xerox them.
As far as he can remember, the only one that sent him
games after Toy Fair and stationery show was Schaper
who sent OPTILE & MONEY CARD.
(cont. on 6/16)
Father's Day - Trinity Sunday - 168th Day - 197 Days to Come
(cont. from 6/22) [6/22]
Met Walter Dykowski and he invited BB, Dana, and me to join him
and his wife, Maxine, for breakfast tomorrow morning.
In one of the seminar rooms there was a small display of
ancient games, in pictures and a few actual artifacts.
One picture had the following discription: "MEHAN - Above the
Egyptian game of Mehan (Snake). The game was played on a
flat stone disc into which a coiled segmented snake had been
carved. The yellow projection to the right of the board represents
the stand on which the board rested. Further to the right is a
box with its playing pieces. Either 2, 4, or 6 people played this
game. Each player had his own lion or lioness to move around
the board from the snake's tail to the head (goal). Movement
was dictated by means of the six little balls used by each
player. Although amusing, this game only enjoyed limited popularity
and had ceased to be played even before Egypt's pyramid age."
To seminar conducted by Len Lakofka. Some notes: -
A.H.'s [Avalon Hill's] THE GENERAL builds up word-of-mouth city by city
as players P.B.M. [play-by-mail]
DIPLOMACY packages have a contact list packed in. There is
a DIPLOMACY convention as part of THE INTERNATIONAL GAME SHOW.
(Bob Johnson mentioned that the CHICAGO TRIBUNE had an article
on DIPLOMACY - Roger Verhulst's.)
Another part of the show for the public is a game playing
convention - GETTYSBURG, WATERLOO, STALINGRAD (3 of A.H.'s [Avalon Hill's] simplest),
SORRY, RISK, CLUE, SCRABBLE, TWIXT (but not ACQUIRE. Later
I spoke to Lakofka about this and he said he'd try to organize
one.)
Parker [Parker Brothers] has family games. 3M are more for thinkers.
Gaming conventions around country are branching from war games.
Companies could organize their own games and this would be
cheap in comparison to mass advertising.
Publishing a magazine gives feedback - and can get free
design concepts. A lot will be drivel.
I mentioned that with P.B.M. [play-by-mail] the game itself does not have
to be bought.
"Educational" is kiss of death.
Areas not saturated: - Financial, Abstract Skill.
The more people in the game, the simpler it has to be.
Introduced to Roger Verhulst. He said he'll send me copies
of his columns as soon as he can stay at his (book sales)
office in the evening to Xerox them.
As far as he can remember, the only one that sent him
games after Toy Fair and stationery show was Schaper
who sent OPTILE & MONEY CARD.
(cont. on 6/16)
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