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Title
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1973_Sackson_187_June 16.jpg
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Creator
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Sid Sackson
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Date
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1973
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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 2, Object 1, Sid Sackson collection
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Language
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English
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Coverage
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1973
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Rights
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The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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transcription
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English
16 SATURDAY - JUNE 1973
167TH - 198 DAYS TO COME
Rcd. [received] some info on CHECK FOUR, in answer to the PLAYTHINGS card.
Rcd. [received] rules for the CROSSINGS variation, which Bob Abbott calls EPAMINONDAS.
Wrote to Graeme Levin. Mentioned G & P, EXECUTIVE DECISION,
SLEUTH, S & T, COMBINATION, AGOG, TREK, INTERNATIONAL GAME SHOW.
Wrote to Mark Singer, about his WORLD article and another possible one.
Wrote to Richard W. Bonin (who heard about me thru Frank Armbruster) telling him about COMPETITOR'S JOURNAL and G & P.
Wrote to Hypergames apologizing about HYPERCHECKERS and HYPERCHESS.
Wrote to Lee Elmendorf and Gary Bedrosian apologizing about STARLORD.
Phil brought me a copy of S & T #38. The centerfold game is CA.
Played a game of 3D BOXES with Dale. If both players play it
very safe, the cubes could wait till the end.
(cont. from 6/17) [6/22]
He mentioned that M.B. [Milton Bradley] doesn't know he is alive. I said
I'd talk to Mickey Mackay about him.
We discussed reviewing games. Sometimes he doesn't play them.
Noticed that Alister MacIntyre (who was wearing a name
tag) had a copy of the game GAMBIT. I introduced
myself and he gave me the copy for review. (At home
confirmed that this was the same game that I saw
advertised in PLAYBOY in '68 [1968].
Conducted my seminar using a set of notes I wrote
up this morning from my opening remarks. (Filed in
INTERNATIONAL GAME SHOW folder. Allan Calhamer spoke quite
a bit. Roger Verhulst added some comments. And Larry Blandin
threw in some questions to keep things moving. Bob Johnson
and Keith Tuggle, and about 6 others, were also there.
Told Bob Johnson that I did the game for HONORABLE RELATIONS
in rather a hurry and if he finds any bugs in it to please
let me know about them.
Introduced him to BB.
Picked up the two sheets of ads for the public part of the
(cont. on 6/15)
