A prototype by Sid Sackson for a game that was never published. Sackson made hundreds of game prototypes over his many years of game design and collaboration. Space Stix has no directions. Materials include: 1 box bottom; 1 box lid; 1 small number notation sheet (transferred to Library's Sid Sackson Archive); 2 tiles ("ODD" and "EVEN"); 40 rectangular pieces with dots

This game is untitled and there are no directions. It appears to be a tangram challenge. Materials include: 1 plastic box bottom; 1 plastic box lid; 2 pages of diagrams and notations; 24 trapezoid and parallelogram pieces

Neat Fit has no directions. Materials include: 1 box bottom; 3 box bottom inserts; 1 box lid; 1 cardboard gameboard with 35 small plastic pegs, 21 marked and punched plastic pieces to fit on pegs, 48 small wooden cubes (12 each pink, blue, red, black)

Piece of the Action is a profit/loss game in which financial deals are made or spoiled. Materials include: 1 box bottom; 1 plastic insert for box bottom; 1 box lid (labeled Grip: Generic Role-Playing for Internet Players); 2 sets of directions (transferred to the Library's Sid Sackson Archive); 1 red card; 1 pink card; 106 black deal cards (Note, there may be one card missing from this group, see note in location.)

Prototypes of 2 games are included: cards for the game Another; game pieces and other items for Chain Reaction. Materials include: 1 cardboard box bottom; 1 cardboard box top; 1 hand-made box and label (with Sid Sackson signature and photo) containing 3 sheets of directions and diagrams for board game (transferred to Library's Sid Sackson Archive); 24 small round game pieces for board game (12 black, 12 white); 53 white cards, marked in different colors (9 green, 12 orange, 16 blue, 16 red)

"Planes is a multi-dimensional game of skill.... Each time a player places a tile he is playing in three different planes." (Sid Sackson in game description.) Materials include: 1 cardboard box bottom; 3 cardboard inserts for box bottom; 1 cardboard box lid; 9 pages of instructions and diagrams (transferred to Library's Sid Sackson Archive); 4 identification discs; 56 symbol tiles; 3 plastic playing fields; 4 metal supports for plastic fields

Typed manuscripts folded and saved in a plain white business envelope, with title written on one side.

Typical Sackson game prototype storage consists of an Eberhard Faber pencil box. Inside are 12 wood dice, with colored symbols on all sides. Game prototype for Indian Dice has many different sheets that descibe scoring methods inside, but no real game instructions.

Take a Word game prototype in original box with Sid Sackson's stamp on the box cover along with the title. The prototype is missing game instructions. Box also indicates Take a Word was part of a series of "Pass the Time" games.

Take a Word game prototype in original box with Sid Sackson's stamp on the box cover along with the title. The prototype is missing game instructions. Box also indicates Take a Word was part of a series of "Pass the Time" games.

Prototype game board only, white board marked with a black grid, with black, blue, and red lines and red spots or stars marked on it. Game type unknown.

Prototype game board only. Green colored board is marked in ink with concentric circles, which are divided into 12 sections. each space within each section is numbered in a different sequence. Ten squares in a line at two opposite ends.

Probably incomplete game prototype for game Thrust, includes two-part green board with numbers and squares marked off, and a typical pencil box with circle and square colored cardboard markers inside it. Board and box each labeled "Thrust."

Folding gameboard hand-colored with (painted?) squares of black, red, blue orange, yellow, and green. A slipcase of cardstock contains a similarly-colored grid with punched holes on the back, and a card inside has numbered point values. Unknown title or method of play, likely a strategy game.

This game has no title and no directions. Materials include: 1 cardboard box bottom; 1 custom cardboard and wood board/pieces support; 75 plastic discs (23 green, 22 orange, 12 white, 18 black); 1 grooved wooden gameboard; 2 large cardboard triangles, numbered; 31 cardstock angled pieces

Two versions of a game board, one quadrilateral and the other hexagonal; design consists of triangles and circles.

Untitled gameboard consisting of connected circles.

Untitled frame-like four-sided gameboard, each side numbered 1 through 6.

Prototype's gameboard (in 2 pieces) is divided into twelve rectangles with directional arrows between rectangles. Each rectangle is divided into 9 squares, one numbered, one striped, one labelled Jack Pot, and six plain.

Blue curved design, parts numbered 1-9, drawn on black cardboard.

Untitled green gameboard is marked with 76 black dots in rows of 8 or 9.

Gameboard has no title and no directions. It consists of seven pieces: a central square surrounded by six checkered frames of graduating sizes. The board resembles a slightly-pyramidal chessboard.

Prototype has no directions and consists of 2 different cardboard gameboards. One is larger, taped down the center and along the edges, and contains squares drawn in ink. Some of the sqares are colored brown and blue with colored pencil. The other gameboard is in 2 halves, edged in tape. It contains a playing grid consisting of circles and lines that form triangles and squares.

Prototype has no directions and consists of the following items: cardboard box with custom inserts; 2 sections are marked "Even" and "Odd"; long, narrow rectangular pieces of gray patterned cardboard with holes punched out in each piece (dominoes-style)

Prototype has no directions and contains the following items: one cardboard gameboard (white) with grid of 48 squares; one cardboard gameboard (blue) with grid of 48 squares; yellow and white square cardboard markers/tiles, each with a stamped letter of the alphabet

Prototype has no directions and contains the following items: folding cardboard gameboard taped down the middle, playing surface contains squares with color-penciled labels; plastic die; yellow plastic cone-shaped marker; 4 small wooden cube gamepieces with glued colored paper in red, black, green, or orange; 4 view-master test reels containing 28 apertures with film

Prototype has no directions and contains the following items: 2 pages of handwritten notes (transferred to Library's Sid Sackson Archive); cardboard box; cardboard pieces with various geometric cut-out shapes

Prototype has no directions and consists of 20 cardboard squares. Each square is divided by lines into a center square and 4 surrounding trapezoids. Some sections of each square are colored pink and others are blue. Directional arrows are also drawn on each square. A few squares have a sticker dot in the center.

Prototype has no directions and consists of rectangular cardboard strips with angled ends; each strip is divided by inked lines into squares.

Groove is a 3-D puzzle. Angled cardstock pieces are to be properly placed in the grooved base. Materials include: 1 cardboard box bottom; 1 plastic lid; 4-page solution booklet (transferred to Library's Sid Sackson Archive); 1 small instruction sheet (transferred to Library's Sid Sackson Archive); 12 angled cardstock pieces; 1 grooved puzzle base

"Invasion is a new military game for two or four players. It can be played at different levels; as an exciting campaign the outcome of which is influenced by chance or as a contest of pure skill." (Sid Sackson, game introduction) Materials include: 1 box lid; 1 box bottom, customized to hold cards, pieces; 8 pages of instructions (transferred to Library's Sid Sackson Archive); 1 folding gameboard (3 of 4 parts); 2 waxed-paper marker holders; 50 green wood markers; 2 red markers; 50 yellow markers; 28 cards with yellow numbers; 28 cards with green numbers; 2 pads of paper

Game prototype board only, for a game that was concerned with neighboring towns. Board has a black background and colored squares within white patches, each square or group of squares named after a fictional town. Some of these are connected by straight lines.