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Title
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1970_Sackson_271_September 08.jpg
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Creator
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Sid Sackson
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Date
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1970
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Type
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image
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Format
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.jpg
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Source
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Box 1, Object 8, Sid Sackson collection
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Language
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English
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Coverage
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1970
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Rights
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The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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transcription
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English
9/7
9/6
9/5
8/28
8/22
TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER
1970 251st day - 114 days to come
To Felicia at 11, due to a subway delay. Rudy Lopez there but he
didn't have his games with him. When Gary Sherbell came Rudy
left, but with appointment to get together at 3:30.
When Gary showed Felicia his game TORTS - THE GAME OF LAWSUITS and
she saw the 4 single-spaced pages of rules she was ready to give
up. From his brief description I thought it would be good and insis-
ted on playing. We both liked it after we played.
[diagram of game board. Description as follows:
Square game board, each side lined with 8 spaces.
Top of board squares read (left to right): GO TO ANY TORT, ASSAULT & BATTERY, DEFA-MATION, FALSE ARREST, FRAUD, NEGLI-GENCE, TRES-PASS, GO TO ANY TORT.
Right side of board squares read (top to bottom): GO TO ANY ROT, ASSAULT & BATTERY, DEFA-MATION, FALSE ARREST, FRAUD, NEGLI-GENCE, TRES-PASS, GO TO ANY TORT.
Bottom of board squares read (right to left): GO TO ANY TORT, ASSAULT & BATTERY, DEFA-MATION, FALSE ARREST, FRAUD, NEGLI-GENCE, TRES-PASS, GO TO ANY TORT.
Left side of board squares red (bottom to top): GO TO ANY TORT, ASSAULT & BATTERY, DEFA-MATION, FALSE ARREST, FRAUD, NEGLI-GENCE, TRES-PASS, GO TO ANY TORT.
Center of board has two rectangles; left rectangle labeled "(DECK)," right rectangle labeled "(Discars)".
Center of board, from top left, going clockwise: (arrow), $10,000, (arrow), $15,000, (arrow), $20,000, (arrow), $5,000.]
The board is as shown. The center space are for the deck and
discard pile. From 3 to about 8
can play with each having a marker.
There is a deck of 140 cards
consisting of the following:-
For each of the 6 "Torts" there are
3 each of 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10 witness
cards. [Total 90]
Star Witness (15) - - - - 12 cards.
Objection - - - - - - - - 10 "
Overruled - - - - - - - - - 6 "
Appeal - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 "
Countersuit - - - - - - - - 10 "
[Total 50]
There are 2 dice.
Players start at "start" and
move in turn by throw of two
dice. When a player lands on
the same "tort" as another player
he may, if he wishes, sue. On the same "tort" with 2 or
more players can chose any one, or none.
Each player has 14 cards in his hand. When a 7 is thrown
the player moves and then takes three cards from the deck
and then discards, face up, to return to 14 cards.
Two or more players can be on the same space at the same time.
When a player lands on a corner space he moves to any
one of the 6 "tort" spaces next to it in the direction of the
arrow.
When a player is in position to, and chooses to, he sues by
announcing the player he is suing. The amount of the
suit is based on the side of the board occuppied by the player
sued, not the one doing the suing.
The player sued may settle out of court by paying the
one suing the amount of the suit. If he
chooses to fight and he loses he must pay the amount plus
$5,000. If he wins he collects only $5,000. If, however,
he has a "Countersuit" card and chooses to play it as
soon as he is sued, whoever loses must pay the other
player the amount of the suit plus $5,000 - all doubled
((i.e. ($20,000 + $5,000) x 2 = $50,000)).
If the player being sued chooses to fight, the one suing starts
by playing a witness card of the proper "tort" or a star
(cont. on 9/7)
