1973_Sackson_250_August 18.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_250_August 18.jpg
Title
1973_Sackson_250_August 18.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
18 SATURDAY - AUGUST 1973
230TH DAY - 135 DAYS TO COME
Rcd. [received] August TOYS. Stevens has ad for FUNNY BONES (a
"Pic-up Stix Game").
Parker is advertising a MONOPOLY sweepstakes. First prize
is a set with $15,000 of real money.
Eldon (a Leisure Dynamics subsidiary) advertises a new
action game - SKILL BALL.
Rcd. letter from Jim Faulkner with NEXUS price. He'd rather
have a more leisurely review after X'Mas [Christmas].
Rcd. a postcard from Eric (T. Nielsen - I am sure). He was in
New York for one day and didn't have time to contact me.
He has some new GAMEs, including a race game played
on a board formed by PENTOMINOS as the game progresses.
He'll send me the rules soon.
Rcd. a personal letter from Mike Alber inviting me and my
wife to the Parker Bros. 90th anniversary at the Four
Seasons - 9/24. R.S.V.P.
From Publisher's Central Bureau rcd. the following three books:
MATHEMATICS, MAGIC AND MYSTERY, GEOMETRIC DISSECTIONS,
101 PUZZLES IN THOUGHT AND LOGIC. Also a note that
TEST YOUR LOGIC is temporarily out of stock and will [be]
sent in two months.
To the Richters in the evening. Asked Al about his progress
on DON'T BLOW A FUSE. He has figured out a way of assuring
a contact, and has started cutting out the plastic.
He told me about a game, TURF, that he had worked on
some time ago. He looked for his model but couldn't find
it. It is mainly luck with a little choice, and the
object is to "grow" a perfect lawn, without crab grass,
slugs, etc.
Played INVESTIGATION with him and he won. Then COMBINATIONS
which I won. Finally END OF THE LINE which I won
5 out of 6 (I believe). We discovered that there are
2 spaces at each end of the 3 [3 is inside a small box] field that lead to an
immediate win for the player picking them. (Later discovered
that a third space at each end leads to an easily forced win.)
I came up with the idea of coloring those spaces to forbid
starting there. And it will also dress up the appearance.
In the 5 [5 is inside a small box] field there are 6 spaces at each end that lead to
an immediate win. In the 4 [4 is inside a small box] field there aren't any but I'll
color some anyway for appearance.
As a variant I'll probably allow a line 1 long. Another
possibility to be investigated - each player blacks out a space
which can't be passed through or landed on.
(cont. from 8/17) [9/4]
to have Amy, who will be starting Columbia University,
call me about setting up a date.
[Started 9/4]
230TH DAY - 135 DAYS TO COME
Rcd. [received] August TOYS. Stevens has ad for FUNNY BONES (a
"Pic-up Stix Game").
Parker is advertising a MONOPOLY sweepstakes. First prize
is a set with $15,000 of real money.
Eldon (a Leisure Dynamics subsidiary) advertises a new
action game - SKILL BALL.
Rcd. letter from Jim Faulkner with NEXUS price. He'd rather
have a more leisurely review after X'Mas [Christmas].
Rcd. a postcard from Eric (T. Nielsen - I am sure). He was in
New York for one day and didn't have time to contact me.
He has some new GAMEs, including a race game played
on a board formed by PENTOMINOS as the game progresses.
He'll send me the rules soon.
Rcd. a personal letter from Mike Alber inviting me and my
wife to the Parker Bros. 90th anniversary at the Four
Seasons - 9/24. R.S.V.P.
From Publisher's Central Bureau rcd. the following three books:
MATHEMATICS, MAGIC AND MYSTERY, GEOMETRIC DISSECTIONS,
101 PUZZLES IN THOUGHT AND LOGIC. Also a note that
TEST YOUR LOGIC is temporarily out of stock and will [be]
sent in two months.
To the Richters in the evening. Asked Al about his progress
on DON'T BLOW A FUSE. He has figured out a way of assuring
a contact, and has started cutting out the plastic.
He told me about a game, TURF, that he had worked on
some time ago. He looked for his model but couldn't find
it. It is mainly luck with a little choice, and the
object is to "grow" a perfect lawn, without crab grass,
slugs, etc.
Played INVESTIGATION with him and he won. Then COMBINATIONS
which I won. Finally END OF THE LINE which I won
5 out of 6 (I believe). We discovered that there are
2 spaces at each end of the 3 [3 is inside a small box] field that lead to an
immediate win for the player picking them. (Later discovered
that a third space at each end leads to an easily forced win.)
I came up with the idea of coloring those spaces to forbid
starting there. And it will also dress up the appearance.
In the 5 [5 is inside a small box] field there are 6 spaces at each end that lead to
an immediate win. In the 4 [4 is inside a small box] field there aren't any but I'll
color some anyway for appearance.
As a variant I'll probably allow a line 1 long. Another
possibility to be investigated - each player blacks out a space
which can't be passed through or landed on.
(cont. from 8/17) [9/4]
to have Amy, who will be starting Columbia University,
call me about setting up a date.
[Started 9/4]
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