1967_Sackson_023_January 03.jpg
Creator
Sid Sackson
Date
1967
Format
.jpg
Source
Box 1, Object 5, Sid Sackson collection
Item sets
Rights Statement
The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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1967_Sackson_023_January 03.jpg
Title
1967_Sackson_023_January 03.jpg
Creator
Sid Sackson
Date
1967
Type
image
Format
.jpg
Source
Box 1, Object 5, Sid Sackson collection
Language
English
Coverage
1967
Rights
The Strong, Rochester, New York.
transcription
TUESDAY 3 JANUARY 1967
Alaska Proclaimed 49th State 1959
3rd day - 362 days to come
Arthur called. He is interested in the provisions in my
contracts with game companies. Said I'd try to get
time to read one.
He has changed the name of YIN YANG to KNIGHTS AND VASSALS
(see 1966 diary). He has also changed the scoring .
Each card in each trick won counts as 10 points. In
addition certain cards are "prize" cards and get an
additional score. These "prize" cards are any minor in a
trick won by a major or visa versa. Or a card of
the same hierarchy as the card winning the trick (as
two knights, etc.)The bonus value is 10 points for
a Lover or Maid up to 40 points for a Knight or
Vassal. With these scoring rules it is no longer
necessary to discard a trick at the beginning.
He added the fol
He added the following rule to VERSAILLES. The game
can be ended when 8 or less cards remain (existing
rule) and the team with lesser number remaining
scores either (he hasn't made up his mind yet) 10 points
for the difference between the totals or 5 points
each for the total number. (I think the latter is prob-
ably preferable.)
The word GAME which Walt suggested to him doesn't
work in its present form. It is basically "a new
reason for forming words". He will work on it further.
BB typed the letter to Warren Buell and I finished
and recopied the one to Frank Thibault.
At work reproduced the rules for SCORE-A-WORD.
Had lunch with Claude. He looked at BET-A-MILLION
(Lowe). It is just a package of gambling devices;
dice, cards, wheel, chips.
Rcd. another letter from Haar Hoolim.
Alaska Proclaimed 49th State 1959
3rd day - 362 days to come
Arthur called. He is interested in the provisions in my
contracts with game companies. Said I'd try to get
time to read one.
He has changed the name of YIN YANG to KNIGHTS AND VASSALS
(see 1966 diary). He has also changed the scoring .
Each card in each trick won counts as 10 points. In
addition certain cards are "prize" cards and get an
additional score. These "prize" cards are any minor in a
trick won by a major or visa versa. Or a card of
the same hierarchy as the card winning the trick (as
two knights, etc.)The bonus value is 10 points for
a Lover or Maid up to 40 points for a Knight or
Vassal. With these scoring rules it is no longer
necessary to discard a trick at the beginning.
He added the fol
He added the following rule to VERSAILLES. The game
can be ended when 8 or less cards remain (existing
rule) and the team with lesser number remaining
scores either (he hasn't made up his mind yet) 10 points
for the difference between the totals or 5 points
each for the total number. (I think the latter is prob-
ably preferable.)
The word GAME which Walt suggested to him doesn't
work in its present form. It is basically "a new
reason for forming words". He will work on it further.
BB typed the letter to Warren Buell and I finished
and recopied the one to Frank Thibault.
At work reproduced the rules for SCORE-A-WORD.
Had lunch with Claude. He looked at BET-A-MILLION
(Lowe). It is just a package of gambling devices;
dice, cards, wheel, chips.
Rcd. another letter from Haar Hoolim.
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