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Title
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1972_Sackson_347_November 22.jpg
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Creator
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Sid Sackson
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Date
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1972
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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 10, Sid Sackson collection
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Language
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English
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Coverage
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1972
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Rights
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The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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transcription
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English
11/21
22 WEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 1972
327TH DAY - 39 DAYS TO COME
At W.H. Smith on Earl Courts Road bought OCTAGRAM (Guardsman
Games).
Met Michael Dummett at Paddington Station and we, including BB
went by bus to Maiso Lyons (Lyons Corner House) at Marble Arch.
Graeme didn't join us.
Michael gave me repros of two books - THE GAME KHANHOO and
REGELN DES MINCHIATTA - SPIELS. (Later discovered that pages
18 & 19 were missing from the latter.) (Filed in Michael Dummett
folder.)
We discussed his book. He has decided that covering everything he
originally intended covering would take too long and make too
big a book. Instead he'll include a history of cards in general
and a history of TAROT. If this sells well he'll follow up with the
rest of the card games in another volume.
We called
{Colin Haycraft @
{Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. 43 Glouchester Crescent, London NWI
{01-485-3484
I spoke to him and he said he'd like very much to put out AGOG
but the start-up costs are too high for the projected sales. He
suggested my coming to visit him on Friday for a final answer
after he looks into it. He is out of the center of town and I'll
probably call him instead.
Michael will probably be coming to the U.S. to lecture at Rockerfeller
University in New York this spring. We'll get together
frequently when he does. He'll copy as many as possible of the
books I want in the Oxford Library and bring them with him.
He mentioned that someone was in London and I said Don Laycock.
I said that I probably wouldn't have the time to try and contact Don
especially since Michael said he very rarely was at the school.
Don told Michael about an interesting Viet Namese [Vietnamese] GAME played
with cards. Didn't get the details, or even the general idea.
Brought up Michael's Summary of Indian Games. (Don't remember
whether he said he'd send me a copy.) I mentioned that my
reading gave me the idea that card games were brought to India from
Europe. He doubts this, altho he can't prove it. The Indian
card GAMEs have a unique feature. Trick taking, the player leading
does not have a free choice, but only within limits. For instance,
in case of a sequence there is some necessary lead.
With Michael to Hamley's. Bought MASTER MIND (Vic-Toy), which I am pretty
sure is the same as PLUS MALIN, LE which I saw in Paris last
year.
Bought SUPERSELL (Condor) and THE LONDON GAME (Condor).
Saw BIG BOSS for £8. Too expensive.
Saw LETABET. There are pads of "crossword" forms. To make each
game different, up to 5 additional squares can be blackened
in at the start. Each player gets his own sheet. I don't
really remember, but play is probably like WORD SQUARES where players
take turns calling out letters which all must use. Didn't get
(cont. on 11/21)
