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Title
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1973_Sackson_229_July 28.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
28 Saturday - July 1973
209th day - 156 days to come
From Jim Faulkner rcd. [received] a glossy for NEXUS. Larry Burns has
decided to end "Gamekeepers" which puts out CHICKADEE POKER,
CHEAT-A-DICE POKER, etc. So the possibility of their taking NEXUS is
gone. He has taken a job with "Warren Paper" designing new game
lines. He is selling out his stock of NEXUS and would like me to review
it.
Put [illegible strikeout] most of my duplicate games, both my own
games and others, in the boxes in Dale's room.
(cont. from 7/29) [7/30]
I asked about ROAD BUILDERS - last year they didn't like the road
building context and there was too much setting up.
Carl wants to have 12 games to show to Manny and Bob, to
pick 6 for publication 1/1/74. Phil figures we have 8 ready. He has
an idea for improving END OF THE LINE, so that means I have to
come up with 3 more, or change some that Carl didn't take.
Phil said that the premium business is being handled as a completely
separate branch of Reiss' business. So far not much is happening,
although the fellow in charge apparently has good connections.
Phil told me that Hoi Polloi is interested in a line of 3D plastic
things. (Without his actually telling me, I gathered that there is
a falling out with Mag-Nif.) Phil wants to show Carl my GROOVE
and HOLEY TERROR. Told him that the latter was being considered
elsewhere. Phil wants to show some of the PUZZLEs he prepared
for Bill Knox. I said I also probably had some other things.
Later looked thru my things and came across SKYSCRAPERS.
Also started thinking of a PUZZLE with pcs. [pieces] similar to
the one shown.
[drawing of a rectangular shape with two rectangular cut outs along the top edge and four hashes evenly spaced along the bottom edge]
They a placed to form a square
at one level and then a second square is interlocked
to the first.
Called Claude to tell him that I picked up the cabinet and
am happy with it.
Call from Alan Newman (see 7/2). He wanted my advice
on how to make it in games. Told him to listen to
Felicia, turn out a lot of games and not sit around
thinking about those that are in the hopper.
Told him I liked SNOOP and THE SORCEROR'S APPRENTICE and that
I didn't like HIGH RISE.
He has a game THE SUPERSTAR GLAME (I believe) out for
consideration with D.D.I. He got the idea when he noticed that
each of the other careers in the game CAREERS had at game
least one game based on it. I asked and learned that that
actual acting is part of the game.
He would like to meet me and I said I'd invite him & his wife soon.
He has my 3M game except EXECUTIVE DECISION. He loves BAZAAR
[started 7/30] (cont. on 7/27)
