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Title
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1973_Sackson_347_November 23.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
11/22
23 FRIDAY * NOVEMBER 1973
327TH DAY - 38 DAYS TO COME
Wrote rules for WILDCAT. Trying to make a new layout
for the EMPIRE Gamesheet. Started with hexes but finally
decided on irregular shapes, like a map.
Played WILDCAT and WINDFALL with the Laurences - 2 hand and
4 hand. For 4 hand WINDFALL was more popular. For 2 hand
Phil and I found WILDCAT quite strategic. For WINDFALL I
changed 4 capital spaces in each area to "5" and 4 to
"20", giving a total of "160" instead of the original "140."
[large red arrow pointing to the page on the left]
(cont. from 11/24) [12/5]
out and returned before end of the year. Mentions MIDWAY,
XENOGOGIC VI, PHI ETA OMEGA, TRI THETA EPSILON, PUZZLE
(a simulation game by "Interact"), SEARCH, STRIKE, SUNSHINE,
NEXUS (I.D.S.), COLD WAR GAME, SIMCOM, DOOMSDAY, SINEX,
INTERNATIONAL SIMULATION, DIG, LIBERTE, DRANG NACH OSTEN!,
UNENTSCHIEDEN!, TRIPLANETARY, ESCAPE FROM COLDITZ, ALBION,
LENSMAN, SINK THE BISMARCK!, GROSSTAKTIK, ATLANTA,
THE PENTAGON GAME, GO Vs CHESS, THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF GAMES
(Club), SCARNE'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GAMES.
[started 12/5]
(cont. from 12/6) [12/6]
if he'll do anything about it.).
Martin suggested that I might try to market a set of
MINI-GAMES, the smallest meaningful board for various
standard games. He has found that 5x5 is the minimum
for CHECKERS, also for CHESS so that all moves - including
castling and en passant - and pcs. are involved. 3 pcs. [pieces] per
person is far from trivial for CHINESE CHECKERS. (I asked
him why he didn't do it himself. It's just out of his line.)
He suggested that, since the occult is getting more and
more followers - even among intellectuals, I might do well
with an ESP GAME. Told him that a number have been
done, without much success. (Mentioned that of the
people who buy TAROT cards I doubt if 1 in a thousand play
actual games with them.)
He told me of an acquaintance of his who plays CHOMP using
raisins set up in an array. The one to be avoided is a
different color (the one in the corner opposite the starting
corner). To remove the raisins an edge set with a
right angle is used for pushing them away. He said I
was welcome to make any use I wish of this idea.
(cont. on 11/22)
