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Title
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1963_Sackson_238_August 06.jpg
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Creator
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Sid Sackson
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Date
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1963
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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 1, Object 1, Sid Sackson collection
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Language
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English
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Coverage
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1963
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Rights
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The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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transcription
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English
Tuesday 6 August 1963,
Transfiguration,
218th day - 147 days to come
LOOKING AT "THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SOLITAIRE" ON SUBWAY. AT HOME TRIED ROYAL MARRIAGE, PERPETUAL MOTION, AND OSMOSIS.
CLAUDE CALLED. HE MADE UP A GAME CALLED "SIGNS OF MURDER". THERE IS AN IDENTITY CARD FOR EACH PLAYER (UP TO 6 CAN PLAY) USE ONLY AS MANY AS ARE PLAYING. EACH GETS ONE IN SECRET. THERE IS A SET OF 12 MOVING CARDS WITH NUMBERS AND 6 MORE WITH NUMBERS AND ALSO AN IDENTITY (USE ONLY THOSE MATCHING THOSE DISTRIBUTED TO PLAYERS). THE MOVING DECK IS PUT IN THREE SOREAD PILES. THE TOP OF EACH IS AVAILABLE FOR PLAY.
THERE IS A CONTINUOUS PATH BOARD WITH 6 STARTING PLACES. PLAYERS MOVE THE NUMBER OF THE CARD PICKED, ALWAYS IN THE SAME DIRECTION> WHEN LAND DIRECTLY BEHIND A PLAYER CAN PEEK @ HIS IDENTITY. WHEN LAND ON SAME SPACE, KILL HIM.
THE FIRST IDENTITY MOVING CARD TAKEN, BY ANY PLAYER ESTABLISHES THE "MURDERER". THE SECOND ESTABLISHES THE "VICTIM". THE MURDERER WINS IF HE SUCCEEDS IN KILLING THE VICTIM. ANY OTHER PLAYER WINS IF HE SUCCEEDS IN KILLING THE "MURDERER". IF A PLAYER KILLS IN ERROR BOTH HE AND THE ONE KILLED ARE OUT OF THE GAME. (IF THE MURDERER KILLS IN ERROR THE ROUND WOULD THEN NOT BE ABLE TO BE WON).
Rc'd 1 patent ordered 7/14
