1968_Sackson_218_July 18.jpg
Creator
Sid Sackson
Date
1968
Format
.jpg
Source
Box 1, Object 6, Sid Sackson collection
Item sets
Rights Statement
The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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1968_Sackson_218_July 18.jpg
Title
1968_Sackson_218_July 18.jpg
Creator
Sid Sackson
Date
1968
Type
image
Format
.jpg
Source
Box 1, Object 6, Sid Sackson collection
Language
English
Coverage
1968
Rights
The Strong, Rochester, New York.
transcription
THURSDAY 18 JULY
1968 200th day - 166 days to come
Arthur called to confirm the meeting tomorrow. He is
looking forward to showing MARRY & ALCHEMY (the
large version he mentioned 7/11).
Bought a 13/32" hole punch to use for FITTING & PROPER.
At Childcraft bought SQUARE, a set made in Austria.
Looked at GAME INVENTOR'S KIT (S & R). Will buy it even-
tually.
At home I checked and I had a copy of SQUARE published
in England and bought in Copenhagen. Each set is
good for 2 or 3 players. A double set is good for up to
6 players, so I'll keep the 2nd set.
Jim Dunnagan called. He and Phil Orbanes are busy with a
lot of projects. They have bought out McGraw Hill's educational
game line (which neither of think is much). At first this
was just to counter criticism of their war games. Now
they think they make go into a complete line, up to the
college level. He thinks that BAZAAR, without the oriental
trappings, would be what they want.
He is finishing up a stock market GAME for Avalon-Hill.
It is played with some 400 cards. Each card has an
effect with limits which are divided into 6 possibilities,
determined by the throw of a die. He has all the
features of the stock market, also commodity speculation
& currency speculation, etc.
1914 is selling very well and he expects about $3,000 for
the half year royalty, the first real money he had made on
games.
He will come to visit in a week or two and will bring
me a copy of 1914 and BATTLE OF BRITAIN and a rough
copy of his stock market GAME for me to look at.
Renwal is taking the playing mechanism of VIET NAM and
using it for an Israel-Arab game. That is Phil & Jim are
doing it for Renwal.
Looked at the card game PATTERNS in the 1965 game diary
with idea of playing it at N.Y.G.A. tomorrow.
1968 200th day - 166 days to come
Arthur called to confirm the meeting tomorrow. He is
looking forward to showing MARRY & ALCHEMY (the
large version he mentioned 7/11).
Bought a 13/32" hole punch to use for FITTING & PROPER.
At Childcraft bought SQUARE, a set made in Austria.
Looked at GAME INVENTOR'S KIT (S & R). Will buy it even-
tually.
At home I checked and I had a copy of SQUARE published
in England and bought in Copenhagen. Each set is
good for 2 or 3 players. A double set is good for up to
6 players, so I'll keep the 2nd set.
Jim Dunnagan called. He and Phil Orbanes are busy with a
lot of projects. They have bought out McGraw Hill's educational
game line (which neither of think is much). At first this
was just to counter criticism of their war games. Now
they think they make go into a complete line, up to the
college level. He thinks that BAZAAR, without the oriental
trappings, would be what they want.
He is finishing up a stock market GAME for Avalon-Hill.
It is played with some 400 cards. Each card has an
effect with limits which are divided into 6 possibilities,
determined by the throw of a die. He has all the
features of the stock market, also commodity speculation
& currency speculation, etc.
1914 is selling very well and he expects about $3,000 for
the half year royalty, the first real money he had made on
games.
He will come to visit in a week or two and will bring
me a copy of 1914 and BATTLE OF BRITAIN and a rough
copy of his stock market GAME for me to look at.
Renwal is taking the playing mechanism of VIET NAM and
using it for an Israel-Arab game. That is Phil & Jim are
doing it for Renwal.
Looked at the card game PATTERNS in the 1965 game diary
with idea of playing it at N.Y.G.A. tomorrow.
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