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Title
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1970_Sackson_275_September 12.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
SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 1970
Old Defenders' Day (Baltimore, Md.)
255th day - 110 days to come
Wrote to Mrs. Frances Sheridan Gaulant [?] (See 7/21) telling her about THE FIRESIDE BOOK OF CARDS at Biblo & Tannen
Using the strips I had start
Phil Laurence, after reading my rules for COMBINATION,
hastily and inaccurately came up with a 2-hand
version. We tried it a few times coming up with
this as the final version. The 16 cards are dealt out
in a 4x4 layout and the remaining 24 are divided
equally between the players, Each player plays the color
of which he has a preponderance. If one has the same #
of red and black while the other has a preponderance
of one color that determines the division (What it
both are tied?) The cards are placed face up since all
the cards are known.
A player in his turn places a card of his choice on the layout
the two adjoining lands in an orthogonal straight line
(or around the corner for a corner position) must
add up to the same final digit as the card being
placed. If the card is the same color as the card already
in that position, it covers it. If the color is
different the card (on top card of a pile) is taken
and the new card placed in its position. If the card removed
is the opponent's color it is captured and counts
its numerical value. If the card removed is the player's
own color he adds it to his playable cards for future use.
We disagreed on the procedure when a player has
no card that he can place. Phil gave him the right
to turn over one of the positions on the layout. I have him
lose his turn until able to play again (if at all).
same is over when one player is out of cards under
my rule. Under Phil's, when no further plays can be
made.
Later I thought of the following which might, or might not,
be an improvement Divide the 40 lands by color.
Each player shuffles his half and deals out 8 cards.
These are combined, shuffled, and used for the layout.
Cards can be placed according to the number relationships
of my solitaire version. When a card is placed on one's own
color it stays there but when the opponent places a card
on that pile all the cards are captured. (Not tested.)
