1968_Sackson_362_December 09.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_362_December 09.jpg
Title
1968_Sackson_362_December 09.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
MONDAY 9 DECEMBER 1968
344th day - 22 days to come
Wrote up FOCUS, following the pamphlet with some changes and added the
remarks on the symmetrical draw.
Called PLAYTHINGS magazine about an ad in the classified section, asking
for game manufacturers to contact me. They wouldn't accept it because classified
ads were limited to certain topics. Called TOYS AND NOVELTIES and spoke to a Mr. Greenburger. He isn't sure whether they'll accept the ad or not, but possibly
it might by handled in another way,.I said I'd be in tomorrow, and he thought
I might be able to see Mike Spielman, the editor about it.
(cont. from 12/10)[12/10]
At Abercrombie and Fitch saw WINDIGO (R.W. Associates - Chicago-1968). Another yacht racing game. Large board with small squares. Three areas
for placing bouys to mark the course, have 6 spaces marked with
numbers 1 to 6. A die is thrown for each one and that number
is covered, so that courses can be changed somewhat. There
is some kind of jockying to get positions at the starting line, (which
I don't didn't get completely). After this a player moves five spaces
in a turn. The first must be in the direction facing and then
may turn, more than once if desired. Can't move directly into the
wind, tho there is no difference between the other 7 directions
wind starts in one direction. At the end of each round, the dice are
thrown to see whether the wind is changed (don't know all the details).
Saw RIDERS UP: There is a track ( didn't get the length) with
paths for 8 houses. There are 5 dice with the following number
distribution - 6 of 1, 5 of 2, 4 of 3, 4 of 4, 3 of 5, 3 of 6, 3 of 7, 2 of 8.
There is a lot of paper money, material for betting, and odds boards.
To I/S. Alice, Felicia, and Bryce Russell - V.P. of AMT there. Bryce took us
out to lunch, Discussed games.
He was thinking of a game and played with triangular dominues
divided like this [Diagram of small triangle] with a different colors instead of
numbers, Told him about COLOROMOS. He is thinking of playing to
surround a color. Told him about TROMINO GO and then we played
it. He seemed to like it, but no further comment.
Showed him FITTING & PROPER and he liked it. Wants it sent.
Showed him DATA. He liked the idea of the notched cards but not the
continents or the business motif. He said he'd think about it
and I said I would.
Discussed FREE FORM and its resemblance to UNIVERSE
He suggested using connected triangies instead of squares.
Later thought about this but triangles didn't seem to
work too well, Hexes, however, seem just the thing.
There are 7 possible shapes for 4 connected hexes. To keep
the relationships I worked out for the quadrominoes, only 5
need be used in a game 2 being ommitted as the player
makes his choices in tayong down, or possibly a largon board can
be used.
(cont. on 12/11)
344th day - 22 days to come
Wrote up FOCUS, following the pamphlet with some changes and added the
remarks on the symmetrical draw.
Called PLAYTHINGS magazine about an ad in the classified section, asking
for game manufacturers to contact me. They wouldn't accept it because classified
ads were limited to certain topics. Called TOYS AND NOVELTIES and spoke to a Mr. Greenburger. He isn't sure whether they'll accept the ad or not, but possibly
it might by handled in another way,.I said I'd be in tomorrow, and he thought
I might be able to see Mike Spielman, the editor about it.
(cont. from 12/10)[12/10]
At Abercrombie and Fitch saw WINDIGO (R.W. Associates - Chicago-1968). Another yacht racing game. Large board with small squares. Three areas
for placing bouys to mark the course, have 6 spaces marked with
numbers 1 to 6. A die is thrown for each one and that number
is covered, so that courses can be changed somewhat. There
is some kind of jockying to get positions at the starting line, (which
I don't didn't get completely). After this a player moves five spaces
in a turn. The first must be in the direction facing and then
may turn, more than once if desired. Can't move directly into the
wind, tho there is no difference between the other 7 directions
wind starts in one direction. At the end of each round, the dice are
thrown to see whether the wind is changed (don't know all the details).
Saw RIDERS UP: There is a track ( didn't get the length) with
paths for 8 houses. There are 5 dice with the following number
distribution - 6 of 1, 5 of 2, 4 of 3, 4 of 4, 3 of 5, 3 of 6, 3 of 7, 2 of 8.
There is a lot of paper money, material for betting, and odds boards.
To I/S. Alice, Felicia, and Bryce Russell - V.P. of AMT there. Bryce took us
out to lunch, Discussed games.
He was thinking of a game and played with triangular dominues
divided like this [Diagram of small triangle] with a different colors instead of
numbers, Told him about COLOROMOS. He is thinking of playing to
surround a color. Told him about TROMINO GO and then we played
it. He seemed to like it, but no further comment.
Showed him FITTING & PROPER and he liked it. Wants it sent.
Showed him DATA. He liked the idea of the notched cards but not the
continents or the business motif. He said he'd think about it
and I said I would.
Discussed FREE FORM and its resemblance to UNIVERSE
He suggested using connected triangies instead of squares.
Later thought about this but triangles didn't seem to
work too well, Hexes, however, seem just the thing.
There are 7 possible shapes for 4 connected hexes. To keep
the relationships I worked out for the quadrominoes, only 5
need be used in a game 2 being ommitted as the player
makes his choices in tayong down, or possibly a largon board can
be used.
(cont. on 12/11)
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