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Title
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1971_Sackson_082_March 03.jpg
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Creator
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Sid Sackson
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Date
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1971
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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 9, Sid Sackson collection
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Language
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English
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Coverage
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1971
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Rights
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The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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transcription
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English
1/14
1/10
1/8
1/9
WEDNESDAY 3 MARCH 1971
Ember Day 62nd day - 303 days to come
To Renwal. Spoke to Jerry Goldstein. He expects this year to be better
for TAM-BIT, TAKE FIVE, etc.
Samsonite. AMOEBA is only being test marketed in 11 cities this year
and they'd rather not get any publicity.
Hasbro. The NBC games are being discontinued. They only have
children's games now.
Gabriel Industries. SPIRO T. AGNEW AMERICAN HISTORY CHALLENGE GAME
is not ready yet, but the one I spoke to said it was a sim-
ple question game. He doesn't think they will go further into
games, but he took my card in case they do. He was inter-
ested in S&T and I offered him a copy. He declined after seeing
it, but took the reprints of my columns.
Avalon Hill. Tom Shaw already gone.
To room 406 looking for Charly [Charley?] Parker but he had already
left town. I'll have to write and send him an inscription
for his copy of AGOG (if he bought it).
To M.B. and said hello to Mel Taft. Then to another office to
say hello to Mickie Mackay. [crossout]
We arranged to meet at 12 for lunch in the 200 club
and I was to have her assistant, Helene, make a reservation.
Funtastic. They were listed. But in the room they told me that
they had sold out to Lakeside.
Transogram. No adult games. (The Fair daily put out by TOYS
said that Transogram had filed chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
To M.B. again. Then lunch with Mickie, Helene, Patricia Mallette
(editor of the Milton Bradley News), and a photographer. Mickie
told me that Mike Alber, the Parker Bros. P.R. man, wanted to
meet me. Back to showroom to see the line.
STAY ALIVE:- Moving strips with holes, somewhat similar to
DECISIONS, DECISIONS. Object is to be the last to have marbles
remaining.
TOWER CLIMB:- Maneuver balls to the top of a tower using
skewers in holes in the balls. As you try to get your ball over
the top to drop into opponent's side he can try to knock it back
to your side.
KARATE CHOP:- One player holds the two interlocking pcs.
and tries to move them out of the way as the other player
tries to hit them and separate them.
SWING SWANG:- A ball mounted on a pendulum with string
arranged to move at the fulcrum. Object to swing the ball
into as many as possible of 12 openings, in a definite order,
in a time limit.
VOICE OF THE MUMMY:- Players move by the orders of the
special records which, by spiral grooves, produces random
directions. Object is to pick up jewels and a special jewel at
the top which allows the player to take the "cobra". Once this
is done the record is turned over to produce directions governing
the player's attempt to get the "cobra" back to safety. (Very
rough idea.)
Mickie gave me a copy of DRIVE YA NUTS. I'll get the
(cont. on 1/14)
