1963_Sackson_364_December 10.jpg
Creator
Sid Sackson
Date
1963
Format
.jpg
Source
Box 1, Object 1, Sid Sackson collection
Item sets
Rights Statement
The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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1963_Sackson_364_December 10.jpg
Title
1963_Sackson_364_December 10.jpg
Creator
Sid Sackson
Date
1963
Type
image
Format
.jpg
Source
Box 1, Object 1, Sid Sackson collection
Language
English
Coverage
1963
Rights
The Strong, Rochester, New York.
transcription
= Tuesday 10 December 1963
344th day - 21 days to come =
Picked up DATA & CARRÉ @ I/S. Looked at following stores & saw only 1 thing new: - Abercrombie & Fitch, Brentano's (saw WHAT'S THAT ON MY HEAD?),Doubleday's, Saks, F.A.O. Schwartz, Riis Bros., Bloomingdale's, Rappaport's. At F.A.O. Schwartz saw: - THE GAME OF 5000(by Brooks).
Played with 6 dice. Any number of players. Choose for last, as going last is an advantage. Players in turn throw the 6 dice trying for scoring combinations of either 1, 3, or 6 dice as follows: -
5 - 50 pts. | 222 - 200 pts. | XXYYZZ - 1500 pts.
1 - 100 pts. | 333 - 300 pts. | XXXYYY - 1500 pts.
444 - 400 pts. | 123456 - 2000 pts.
555 - 500 pts. | XXXXXX - 5000 pts.
666 - 600 pts.
111 - 1000 pts.
If score with part of dice can put those aside and throw the remainder for additional scores. This can be continued until all six are scored. However if on any throw you fail to make a score, all points for that turn are lost.
Scoring dice put aside cannot be added to [so as] to make a better combination (would probably be better to allow this as at present the only way to get a 6-dice combination is to throw it on the first die throw). After a player has scored all six dice by partial throws he must throw all six again and if he fails to make a score he loses the score already made on that turn. If he does score he may continue as before.
if a player makes a 6-dice combination he may continue if he wishes under the same imitations.
5000 points are game but a player may continue after getting 5000 since each player must have the same number of turns and the highest score wins.
Rcd. a letter from Haar Hoolim.
Rcd. ACQUIRE from 3M. It looks good.
Call from Life magazine. They want consultation work done on a game & Martin Gardner recommended me. Called Martin in evening to thank him & to check on fee to expect. He said $100 to $500.
344th day - 21 days to come =
Picked up DATA & CARRÉ @ I/S. Looked at following stores & saw only 1 thing new: - Abercrombie & Fitch, Brentano's (saw WHAT'S THAT ON MY HEAD?),Doubleday's, Saks, F.A.O. Schwartz, Riis Bros., Bloomingdale's, Rappaport's. At F.A.O. Schwartz saw: - THE GAME OF 5000(by Brooks).
Played with 6 dice. Any number of players. Choose for last, as going last is an advantage. Players in turn throw the 6 dice trying for scoring combinations of either 1, 3, or 6 dice as follows: -
5 - 50 pts. | 222 - 200 pts. | XXYYZZ - 1500 pts.
1 - 100 pts. | 333 - 300 pts. | XXXYYY - 1500 pts.
444 - 400 pts. | 123456 - 2000 pts.
555 - 500 pts. | XXXXXX - 5000 pts.
666 - 600 pts.
111 - 1000 pts.
If score with part of dice can put those aside and throw the remainder for additional scores. This can be continued until all six are scored. However if on any throw you fail to make a score, all points for that turn are lost.
Scoring dice put aside cannot be added to [so as] to make a better combination (would probably be better to allow this as at present the only way to get a 6-dice combination is to throw it on the first die throw). After a player has scored all six dice by partial throws he must throw all six again and if he fails to make a score he loses the score already made on that turn. If he does score he may continue as before.
if a player makes a 6-dice combination he may continue if he wishes under the same imitations.
5000 points are game but a player may continue after getting 5000 since each player must have the same number of turns and the highest score wins.
Rcd. a letter from Haar Hoolim.
Rcd. ACQUIRE from 3M. It looks good.
Call from Life magazine. They want consultation work done on a game & Martin Gardner recommended me. Called Martin in evening to thank him & to check on fee to expect. He said $100 to $500.
Item sets
