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Title
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1970_Sackson_114_April 04.jpg
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Creator
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Sid Sackson
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Date
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1970
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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 8, Sid Sackson collection
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Language
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English
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Coverage
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1970
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Rights
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The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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transcription
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English
SATURDAY 4 APRIL
1970 94th day - 271 days to come
Rcd. THE GAMESMAN #5. There is nothing in this that I don't
already know, a lot of it being reprints. There is, however,
rules for a RISK variation. There is also a review of
S & T's TACTICAL GAME 3.
The next issue will feature 3M games and Don Miller
asks for reviews, etc. I'll check with Don whether he would
like a non-objective review of ACQUIRE, BAZAAR, MONAD, and
VENTURE from me.
To Claude's in the evening. Showed them my CONSTANT CHALLENGE.
Anne worked on the puzzle but couldn't solve it. So did some
of the kids.
Played the game, Claude & Marty against Raymond or Anne & me.
Claude won all the games. Played with each side having
8 pcs., a set of the 2-holers and a random division
of the 3-holers. It would work just as well with a
random division of all the pcs.
BB worked on Claude's GENIUS BLOCKS and solved all except the
hardest (which is to get a total of "1").
Anne asked if Claude submitting them to X would be com-
petative with my puzzles. I said of course not.
Claude also had another puzzle he calls LOVE IN. It
is based on THE TOWER OF HANOI puzzle with the three rings
and the discs of different sizes. He has four girls and
four men on different sized cards. Object is to start the
eight cards as shown and then move them in clock-
wise direction always landing in an empty space or on
top of a larger card until each couple is located
in its proper space (as identified on the
cards and spaces).
[diagram of one square divided into four squares. Left top square labeled "men start," right top square labeled "women start." Arrow indicates clockwise movement.]
Prepared letters with rules for THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS and
for WINDOW PAINS and brought them to post office to be regis-
tered. In looking at THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS I realized that
the set sent to X had the Impact (c) notice on it. I called
Felicia about it and she'll write to Goldsberry.
She played Jake's BRIDGE GAME with him. It involves
bidding for a closed dummy. She thinks it is interesting
although not highly original, but it might be just what x
wants. Jake provided her with an extra set of rules to give
to me.
At Claude's played BATTLING TOPS with him and the boys.
It was fun; 2, 3, or 4 tops spinning in an arena. Knocking
each other down and sometimes out of the arena. A downed
top sometimes gets up.
