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Title
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1973_Sackson_346_November 22.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
22 THURSDAY * NOVEMBER 1973
THANKSGIVING DAY * 326TH DAY * 39 DAYS TO COME
Wrote to Harley Flanders (see 11/20).
[written in red at top right of the paragraph [11/23] with line to "Actually 11/23" written in red at bottom right of the paragraph]
Rcd. [received] Nov. TOYS. "New" listed CIRCULATION, a teaching game for
children & adults.
Rcd. [received] from R.G.I. a repro of a letter from Dan Lowry mentioning
PATTON, PANZERFAUST, and BASEBALL STRATEGY. Also a carbon
of Bob Gellman's reply mentioning PATTON and VINCE LOMBARDI'S GAME.
Rcd. [received] an ad from "United - Carr Divisions of TRW Inc." for "fasteners
for toys." (Discarded.)
Rcd. [received] a letter from Graeme Levin. Mentioned SLEUTH, G&P,
AGOG, POUNCE, SPECTRA, 3UP, AMBUSH, CABBIE, STOCKBROKER,
GAMES WITH PAPER AND PENCIL, ESCAPE FROM COLDITZ.
I answered mentioning ESCAPE FROM COLDITZ, POUNCE, SPECTRA,
3UP, CHAOS, AMBUSH, CABBIE, STOCKBROKER, AGOG, SLEUTH, G&P,
GAMES WITH PAPER AND PENCIL, K.G.B., FACTS IN FIVE, CARTEL, REALM,
INFINITY, VENTURE, PATTON, HOLIDAY.
Playing around with a new layout for
(cont. from 11/23) [12/6]
Showed Martin the picture I have of Springbok's PENTOMINOES.
Showed him my THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS and FITTING & PROPER
for the format. Actually he has a copy of SWEEP which
Philpott sent to him. (He would have brought it to me
but he thought I had it.)
He did think that my two puzzle - games were unique.
Showed him PATTON and HOLIDAY. (Also showed all 4
to Charlotte.)
He noticed Lech Pijanowski's DUODOMINO. Someone has sent him
a translation and analysis of it. It comes out the same
as NITTY GRITTY.
He looked thru all my books He looked thru all my books
and I kept urging him to borrow any he was interested in.
He found a number of things in PIONERSKAJA IGROTEKA
and when one of these, a key that can only fit in one
position on a nest of pegs, needed copying he agreed to
take it. He wanted to mail it right back but I asked him
to please hold it until we get together - I don't want to
take the chance of losing it in the mail.
He also copied the name, in Russian, of
PROBLEMS - BRAINBUSTERS - DRAWINGS. A friend might be
interested in obtaining a copy from Russia (he has connections)
and selling Dover on a translation.
Martin Bernstei suggested two books I might be interested
in: THEORY OF GAMBLING & STATISTICAL LOGIC by David Bernstein
(which has a section on actual games) and
MATHEMATICAL PUZZLES (FOR BEGINNERS AND ENTHUSIASTS) by
Geoffrey Mott-Smith. (Later discovered that I had it.)
(cont. on 11/20)
