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Drafts of game pieces, including play money, action cards, scoresheets/gameboard?, wooden dice
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Fight City Hall
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Prototype contains the following items: plastic box with cardboard inserts; game directions (transferred to Library's Sid Sackson Archive); custom-made playing cards backed with vinyl; cards contain either words or geometric shapes; 4 cardstock templates; square cardboard cards in red, blue, or yellow, marked with numbers
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Five
Prototype contains the following items: plastic box with cardboard inserts; game directions (transferred to Library's Sid Sackson Archive); custom-made playing cards backed with vinyl; cards contain either words or geometric shapes; 4 cardstock templates; square cardboard cards in red, blue, or yellow, marked with numbers -
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Cardboard sign, in German, featuring Sackson's game Focus, which won the Game of the Year award in 1981 in Germany.
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Prototype consists of the following items: directions and notes (transferred to Library's Sid Sackson Archive), cardboard box and lid, cardboard gameboard with colored pencil circles labeled with city names, various sets of custom-made game cards with pencil and ink labels; one set is labeled "Void", square orange cardboard pieces labeled with letters of the alphabet, rectangular yellow cardboard pieces labeled with letters of the alphabet, carboard pieces labeled "Spy List" and containing sets of numbers, paper scorecards stapled to pieces of cardboard, large cardstock squares labeled with letters of the alphabet and threaded with colored ribbons
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Foreign Intrigue
Prototype consists of the following items: directions and notes (transferred to Library's Sid Sackson Archive), cardboard box and lid, cardboard gameboard with colored pencil circles labeled with city names, various sets of custom-made game cards with pencil and ink labels; one set is labeled "Void", square orange cardboard pieces labeled with letters of the alphabet, rectangular yellow cardboard pieces labeled with letters of the alphabet, carboard pieces labeled "Spy List" and containing sets of numbers, paper scorecards stapled to pieces of cardboard, large cardstock squares labeled with letters of the alphabet and threaded with colored ribbons -
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This prototype may have been sent by Sid Sackson to his European agent, William Riva, for review and marketing. Large cardboard box (in poor condition and discarded) was marked as having been sent by Riva to Sackson and received 9/7/1996. Prototype includes the following items: game descriptions in various formats and with Polaroid photograph (transferred to Library's Sid Sackson Archive); folded cardboard gameboard; various sets of paper gamepieces; small manila labeled envelopes; photocopies of various gamepieces; plastic bag containing plastic gamepieces, some labeled; 2 wood and cardboard gameboards (?), one black and one brown
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Foreign Intrigue
This prototype may have been sent by Sid Sackson to his European agent, William Riva, for review and marketing. Large cardboard box (in poor condition and discarded) was marked as having been sent by Riva to Sackson and received 9/7/1996. Prototype includes the following items: game descriptions in various formats and with Polaroid photograph (transferred to Library's Sid Sackson Archive); folded cardboard gameboard; various sets of paper gamepieces; small manila labeled envelopes; photocopies of various gamepieces; plastic bag containing plastic gamepieces, some labeled; 2 wood and cardboard gameboards (?), one black and one brown -
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Prototype has no directions and consists of a cardboard rectangle with 30 punched square holes; each hole is labeled with a letter (A, B, C, D, E, or F) on a sticker.
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Foreign Intrigue
Prototype has no directions and consists of a cardboard rectangle with 30 punched square holes; each hole is labeled with a letter (A, B, C, D, E, or F) on a sticker. -
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Four-Armed Bandit is one of designer Sid Sackson's card game prototypes. A gambling simulation, the game includes hand-colored cards, a chart, dice, and poker chips. Materials include: 1 cardboard box bottom; 1 cardboard box top; 2 cardstock dividers; 1 cardboard chart; 48 cardstock hand-colored cards; 2 plastic dice; 84 plastic chips: 24 white, 24 yellow, 24 pink, 12 blue
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Four-Armed Bandit
Four-Armed Bandit is one of designer Sid Sackson's card game prototypes. A gambling simulation, the game includes hand-colored cards, a chart, dice, and poker chips. Materials include: 1 cardboard box bottom; 1 cardboard box top; 2 cardstock dividers; 1 cardboard chart; 48 cardstock hand-colored cards; 2 plastic dice; 84 plastic chips: 24 white, 24 yellow, 24 pink, 12 blue -
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Prototype has no directions and contains the following items: cardboard gameboard, square shape, with grid of white and gray squares; plastic bag containing small squares of various colors, each square marked with a number
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Free for All
Prototype has no directions and contains the following items: cardboard gameboard, square shape, with grid of white and gray squares; plastic bag containing small squares of various colors, each square marked with a number -
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Typed manuscripts folded and saved in a plain white business envelope, with title written on one side.
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Game of the States Variant
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Puzzle prototype is unnamed, without directions, and contains the following items: cardboard box, piece of paper with drawn solutions, cardboard pieces of various sizes and shapes, marked in pencil with letters on one side and numbers on the other side
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Game prototype
Puzzle prototype is unnamed, without directions, and contains the following items: cardboard box, piece of paper with drawn solutions, cardboard pieces of various sizes and shapes, marked in pencil with letters on one side and numbers on the other side -
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Cards for a game involving states and elections. Materials include: 251 cards (119 blue, 70 yellow, 62 pink)
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Game prototype
Cards for a game involving states and elections. Materials include: 251 cards (119 blue, 70 yellow, 62 pink) -
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Cards for a game involving states and elections. Materials include: 251 cards (119 blue, 70 yellow, 62 pink)
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Game prototype
Cards for a game involving states and elections. Materials include: 251 cards (119 blue, 70 yellow, 62 pink) -
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There are no instructions. Materials include: 1 plastic hinged box, imprinted "Gordon Green, M.D.", 30 numbered triangular markers, 10 each red, green, yellow
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Game prototype
There are no instructions. Materials include: 1 plastic hinged box, imprinted "Gordon Green, M.D.", 30 numbered triangular markers, 10 each red, green, yellow -
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There are no directions. Materials include: 1 hinged plastic box imprinted Gordon L. Green, M.D.; 52 square tiles with red arrows
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Game prototype
There are no directions. Materials include: 1 hinged plastic box imprinted Gordon L. Green, M.D.; 52 square tiles with red arrows -
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There are no instructions. Materials include: 1 plastic hinged box, 1 cardboard box divider, 120 cardboard squares containing different geometric shapes in colored pencil: ( 60 green, 60 orange)
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Game prototype
There are no instructions. Materials include: 1 plastic hinged box, 1 cardboard box divider, 120 cardboard squares containing different geometric shapes in colored pencil: ( 60 green, 60 orange) -
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Miscellaneous game pieces; materials include: 2 wooden dice, 1 red, 1 green; 2 cornered standing markers, 1 striped red, 1 striped blue; 16 cylindrical markers, 1 side red, 1 side blue
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Game prototype
Miscellaneous game pieces; materials include: 2 wooden dice, 1 red, 1 green; 2 cornered standing markers, 1 striped red, 1 striped blue; 16 cylindrical markers, 1 side red, 1 side blue -
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59 plastic dominos, some altered to numerals using paper labels
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2 empty plastic boxes, one labelled Intersection
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Miscellaneous game pieces. Materials include: 1 hinged plastic box; 8 cardboard markers of various colors; 5 plastic standing game pieces, 1 each red, white, yellow, blue, green; 1 plastic white round marker; 1 cylindrical red piece; 1 pink arrow-shaped piece; 1 plastic die
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Game prototype
Miscellaneous game pieces. Materials include: 1 hinged plastic box; 8 cardboard markers of various colors; 5 plastic standing game pieces, 1 each red, white, yellow, blue, green; 1 plastic white round marker; 1 cylindrical red piece; 1 pink arrow-shaped piece; 1 plastic die -
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Unidentified playing pieces. Materials include: 1 numbered double-tile, 16 lettered and numbered double-tiles
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Game prototype
Unidentified playing pieces. Materials include: 1 numbered double-tile, 16 lettered and numbered double-tiles -
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Miscellaneous game pieces. Materials include: 1 blue fabric Seagram's bag; 31 cardboard rectangular pieces, 2 colored circles/sticker on each; 64 pink-and-white paper-covered cork round markers; 4 small cardboard round markers with dot in middle; 112 multicolored square markers; 99 blank white markers, variously-sized rectangles and squares
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Game prototype
Miscellaneous game pieces. Materials include: 1 blue fabric Seagram's bag; 31 cardboard rectangular pieces, 2 colored circles/sticker on each; 64 pink-and-white paper-covered cork round markers; 4 small cardboard round markers with dot in middle; 112 multicolored square markers; 99 blank white markers, variously-sized rectangles and squares -
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100 circular game pieces with pegs, 10 each of red, pink, yellow, brown, grey, light blue, medium blue, light green, medium green, dark green
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Game prototype
100 circular game pieces with pegs, 10 each of red, pink, yellow, brown, grey, light blue, medium blue, light green, medium green, dark green -
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This puzzle is hand-made but untitled. Materials include: 1 box bottom; 1 box lid; 1 box divider; 1 diagram, function unknown; 9 rectangular prisms of different lengths, harlequin-decorated
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Game prototype
This puzzle is hand-made but untitled. Materials include: 1 box bottom; 1 box lid; 1 box divider; 1 diagram, function unknown; 9 rectangular prisms of different lengths, harlequin-decorated -
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This is a collection of maps and spinners, components for 1 or more unidentified games. Materials include: 3 cardboard backings, 3 tissue hand-drawn maps with cardboard spinners
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Game prototype
This is a collection of maps and spinners, components for 1 or more unidentified games. Materials include: 3 cardboard backings, 3 tissue hand-drawn maps with cardboard spinners -
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This is a collection of maps and spinners, components for 1 or more unidentified games. Materials include: 3 cardboard backings, 3 tissue hand-drawn maps with cardboard spinners
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Game prototype
This is a collection of maps and spinners, components for 1 or more unidentified games. Materials include: 3 cardboard backings, 3 tissue hand-drawn maps with cardboard spinners -
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This is a collection of maps and spinners, components for 1 or more unidentified games. Materials include: 3 cardboard backings, 3 tissue hand-drawn maps with cardboard spinners
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Game prototype
This is a collection of maps and spinners, components for 1 or more unidentified games. Materials include: 3 cardboard backings, 3 tissue hand-drawn maps with cardboard spinners -
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Untitled 3-dimensional cardboard hexagonal game board. Some hexagonal excisions are labeled with numbers/letters.
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Game prototype
Untitled 3-dimensional cardboard hexagonal game board. Some hexagonal excisions are labeled with numbers/letters. -
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Untitled 3-dimensional cardboard hexagonal game board. Some hexagonal excisions are labeled with numbers/letters.
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Game prototype
Untitled 3-dimensional cardboard hexagonal game board. Some hexagonal excisions are labeled with numbers/letters. -
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1 unlabelled gameboard diagram; design consists of squares, paths, numbered intersections and "mountains."
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Game prototype
1 unlabelled gameboard diagram; design consists of squares, paths, numbered intersections and "mountains." -
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Hand-painted untitled game-board similar to checkers.
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Untitled gameboard divided into 36 squares, numbered 1 through 5.
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Untitled gameboard divided into 25 squares; has directional arrows and stars.
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Untitled gameboard consisting of large raised circle on back, 25 raised squares on front.
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Game prototype
Untitled gameboard consisting of large raised circle on back, 25 raised squares on front. -
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Untitled gameboard divided into 49 squares, labelled with color-coded companies.
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Game prototype
Untitled gameboard divided into 49 squares, labelled with color-coded companies. -
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Unidentified gameboard divided into 36 squares, one of which contains a yellow circle with star drawn on it.
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Game prototype
Unidentified gameboard divided into 36 squares, one of which contains a yellow circle with star drawn on it. -
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Untitled gameboard; subject appears to be capturing wanted criminals for "crimes against the crown."
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Game prototype
Untitled gameboard; subject appears to be capturing wanted criminals for "crimes against the crown." -
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Untitled map of Luzon/Bataan in two parts; segments of map labelled with roman numerals; some cities identified.
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Game prototype
Untitled map of Luzon/Bataan in two parts; segments of map labelled with roman numerals; some cities identified. -
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Gameboard in 2 pieces with the following sections: Put and Take, Blackjack, Chuck-A-Luck, Poker, Roulette, Craps, and Pool.
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Game prototype
Gameboard in 2 pieces with the following sections: Put and Take, Blackjack, Chuck-A-Luck, Poker, Roulette, Craps, and Pool. -
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Untitled gameboard has a central grid of 25 squares surrounded by triangular dice dotted 1-5. Around the outside of the board are two green rectangles and six smaller rectangles with square dice dotted 1-6.
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Game prototype
Untitled gameboard has a central grid of 25 squares surrounded by triangular dice dotted 1-5. Around the outside of the board are two green rectangles and six smaller rectangles with square dice dotted 1-6. -
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Untitled gameboard has a large central empty square surrounded by 128 smaller squares and directional arrows. Each smaller square has its sides decorated with different numbers of different colored dots.
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Game prototype
Untitled gameboard has a large central empty square surrounded by 128 smaller squares and directional arrows. Each smaller square has its sides decorated with different numbers of different colored dots. -
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Untitled gameboard consists of looping pathways of different colors and designs which connect 38 large black dots. Each side of the board has a rectangle divided into 10 numbered squares. A circle containing the words "phase indicator" is in the center of the pathways.
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Game prototype
Untitled gameboard consists of looping pathways of different colors and designs which connect 38 large black dots. Each side of the board has a rectangle divided into 10 numbered squares. A circle containing the words "phase indicator" is in the center of the pathways. -
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Untitled gameboard consists of a central grid of 16 products surrounded by a grid of 6-digit numbers, surrounded by a playing grid. Corners are marked "double profit."
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Game prototype
Untitled gameboard consists of a central grid of 16 products surrounded by a grid of 6-digit numbers, surrounded by a playing grid. Corners are marked "double profit." -
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Untitled gameboard has an inner grid of 25 squares arranged 5x5 and surrounded by a frame of 24 squares, one labelled Towers, five solid pink, five solid blue, three blank, five with blue dots, five with pink dots.
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Game prototype
Untitled gameboard has an inner grid of 25 squares arranged 5x5 and surrounded by a frame of 24 squares, one labelled Towers, five solid pink, five solid blue, three blank, five with blue dots, five with pink dots. -
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Untitled game involves holding companies, banks, and the stock market to make millions. Players have choices to purchase raw materials, forms of transportation, manufactured items, and utilities.
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Game prototype
Untitled game involves holding companies, banks, and the stock market to make millions. Players have choices to purchase raw materials, forms of transportation, manufactured items, and utilities. -
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Preliminary drawings and plans for a game about the Korean War military strategies, specifically the Papuan Campaign and the UN counteroffensive. Gameboard and notes are drawn in two parts, each part on a set of paper envelopes taped together.
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Game prototype
Preliminary drawings and plans for a game about the Korean War military strategies, specifically the Papuan Campaign and the UN counteroffensive. Gameboard and notes are drawn in two parts, each part on a set of paper envelopes taped together. -
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Untitled gameboard is hand-drawn and colored; it is divided into 12 sections, each representing a company identified by its name, a dice color and face, a valuation and a share price. Each secfion has 5 vertical columns.
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Game prototype
Untitled gameboard is hand-drawn and colored; it is divided into 12 sections, each representing a company identified by its name, a dice color and face, a valuation and a share price. Each secfion has 5 vertical columns. -
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Untitled gameboard involves the lottery and travel between seven U.S. cities.
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Untitled plastic gameboard is divided into twelve parts with papertape. There are four felt circles on the back.
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Game prototype
Untitled plastic gameboard is divided into twelve parts with papertape. There are four felt circles on the back. -
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Untitled gameboard is hand-lettered and colored and is incomplete. Some entries on the gameboard indicate the game concerns investing, taxes, ordering, and property purchases.
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Game prototype
Untitled gameboard is hand-lettered and colored and is incomplete. Some entries on the gameboard indicate the game concerns investing, taxes, ordering, and property purchases.