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Title
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1964_Sackson_206_July 04.jpg
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Rights
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The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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Type
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image
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Creator
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Sid Sackson
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Date
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1964
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Format
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.jpg
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Language
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English
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Source
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Box 1, Object 2, Sid Sackson collection
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Coverage
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1964
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transcription
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English
Saturday 4 July 1964
Independence Day 186th day - 180 days to come
Filed the following games:
POKERO (400)
TRICOLOR CHESS (620)
TASK FORCE (650)
GO (II) (500)
WORLD'S FAIR GAME, THE (280)
BID IT RIGHT (380)
TAKE OVER (920)
CROSS ROADS (II) (800)
SKI GAMMON (530) [Added Material]
DICK TRACY (500)
DOG FIGHT (II) (650)
EQUATIONS (820)
CARD GOLF (II) (315)
Helen & Bob over. They played two games of FOCUS
& liked it. Later Bob & I played a real tight game
which he won.
Bob told me of a War Game made up by an Israeli
captain which his publisher had him look at. It was
played on a board which contained 6 sectors arranged
in a ring around an empty space in the center. Each
sector contained about 30 circles connected by lines to
each other and to circles in the adjoining 2 sectors.
The lines were arranged so that straight lines of various
lengths were obtained, some connecting only two circles,
up to others connecting many.
Each player has (some) 12 pcs. - 6 infantry,
4 tanks, 2 airplanes. These are set up in his sector
at the start. Infantry can move up to 2 spaces but can
turn. Tanks can move up 4 spaces but only in a straight
line. Airplanes can move as far as they wish on a straight line.
Captures are replacement captures except that they
cannot be made unless there is a space open beyond them
into which the capturing pc. could have moved as part
of a straight line short of long leap.
If an enemy pc. is completely surrounded it switches
sides to that of the surrounding pcs.
2, 3, 4, or 6 may play. If a player occupies an
opponent's capital circle he gains possession of all
that player's remaining pcs. Play until only 1 player
is left.
Each player in a turn can move up to 6 pcs.
This is only a rough idea of the game - all that Bob
remembered. It seems as if it could be interesting.
The Shells were here with their kids. They, with Dale,
BB, and I played one game of BLOCKHEAD.
(cont. on 7/5/64)
