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Title
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1969_Sackson_359_December 05.jpg
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Creator
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Sid Sackson
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Date
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1969
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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 7, Sid Sackson collection
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Language
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English
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Coverage
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1969
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Rights
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The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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transcription
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English
11/16
FRIDAY 5 DECEMBER 1969
Hanukkah – Festival of Lights
339th day - 26 days to come
Jan Rothstein called and asked me the names of the games I
have with 3M. She told me that MONAD was in the Dec. LADY'S HOME JOURNAL (pg. 50). Later I looked at a
copy. Under a section "Presents you couldn't buy before"
there was a picture of MONAD and a one or two sentence
description.
I asked Jan if she had heard from Penny McMullen (
see 12/1/69). No. [illegible strike through] Jan will call her.
To Felicia's at lunch time.
After wasting several sheets figured out how to use her
new Copymate and duplicated Jim Kraus' letter of 11/24.
In May they will expand the card Line to 7 games. "Any
further card game ideas will probably be limited to two
at the most, for consideration in 1970."
Discussed Impact and the Enjay mailing and she told
Jerry I would be willing to create these games on speculation
but in general I would want to be payed something for creating a new game.
I brought out that we would have to make provisions
in any contract for the possibility that some company
would want to take over one of the games, particularly
THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS, using their production model.
Some sharing of royalties will be necessary.
Brought up the 60-40 split she suggested yesterday and
asked how come? She answered 1) This is a special type
of deal which wouldn't exist at all without her. 2) That she
didn't realize that the figures she gave represented a
different split from our usual. She said she'd be happy with our usual split.
Invited her to visit during the holidays.
Later she called to thank me for spending so much time
there and for helping her learn how to operate the Copymate.
Thinking of a GAME idea for the Enjay mailing. Have
a series of differently colored squares (as in SPECTRUM).
Also have a board with a series of connected spaces, some of which allow piling of one color on another placing
a "base" in the center of the table and others which
allow the piling of one color on another.
Each player is dealt a random section of squares. Each
has a marker which is placed on one of the "base" spaces
allowing that color base to be placed. Then the pcs. are
moved trying to place a square for each move. Two
markers cannot occupy the same space which allows for
blocking of opponents. Also an opponent can be hindered
by filling a space he was intending to use.
Called Arthur. Nothing specific about games other than my
(cont. on 11/17)
