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Title
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1971_Sackson_139_April 29.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
4/28
THURSDAY 29 APRIL 1971
119th day - 246 days to come
Call from Felicia while I was out and I called back.
She got statements for HIGH BID (twice the first period
last year) and DIAL & LEARN (just a little) but not mine and
wanted to know if I had gotten mine. Told her that probably
the foreign sales were holding up the reports.
Didn't get all the details but she got a notice from 3M
that they were looking into putting their new package line
(tho she wasn't sure that only this was affected) into dis-
count channels. If they decide to go this way the royalties
will be between 2 & 4% depending on the situation. If
they go with price fixing the royalties will be between 3 & 4%.
She said that if they ask us to take another reduction, we
shouldn't. I agreed. -- That is on the games they already have.
She decided that she would send TORTS - THE GAME OF LAWSUITS
to them in any case.
I told her about the goof in EXECUTIVE DECISION and that
I rcd. her material on THE HOUSE OF GAMES (see 4/22). She sent
it to me to show how hard she was trying. I said that maybe
I'd drop in there when I was in the neighborhood.
She asked me about LIVE WIRE - SUDDEN SHOCK and I said I'd
get it to her next week.
Another call from Felicia asking the list price of BOUNDARY.
I thought it was $6 and she thought that way too.
To William Thompson, of Jones Publ. Co. He gave me a copy of
RACE FOR SPACE (TRIOPOLY) & also a copy of BLAST-OFF APOLLO.
He showed me a copy of his game BEAT INFLATION. It was
simply a question of moving around a board winning and losing
money depending on the squares landed on. Also on most moves
a card was drawn which caused more exchange of money. He
claimed it tought the right way to beat inflation. (Rough idea.)
He also showed me MANHATTAN, which was done by two young
fellows. There is a MONOPOLY type board with apartments,
hotels, "contacts", and other types of spaces. Object is to start
at Grand Central Station and move around getting an apart-
ment by landing on an empty one, get a job, either full
or part time by landing on a "contact" and drawing a card.
There are also chances to go to college - which is optional - by
paying money and losing one turn per year, getting a chance
for a better job by doing it. Apartments and jobs can be taken
away from other players. Not much chance for choice. (Very
rough idea.) He asked where he might show it. I said that it
wasn't too good as a game, but that it was attractively
done and might appeal to the publishers of CLASS. (Told him
I'd call with the address.)
He showed me another game by the same fellows called
HORSE RACING TONIGHT. It was a simple horse race game
with elaborate betting. Each player had his own path with
some advantage & disadvantage spaces. Move by dice. (Told
(cont. on 4/28)
