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Title
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1971_Sackson_358_December 04.jpg
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Creator
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Sid Sackson
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Date
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1971
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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 9, Sid Sackson collection
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Language
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English
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Coverage
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1971
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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 DECEMBER 1971
338th day - 27 days to come
Rcd. two copies of a letter from a lawyer at Hallmark, extending
the contract on EXECUTIVE DECISION [Arrow indicating it should have said FITTING & PROPER] for a year. I'll get the
additional $250 after he receives the signed letter from me.
Rcd. the manuscript for AMERICA'S GAME BOOK from Scribner's
by messenger.
Rcd. a copy of S & T #29. It was postmarked 11/22 and
had $1.00 for first class postage. It was all beat up and
some of the counters were missing for the game U.S.N.
Looking at the manuscript. There are a lot of games
from my book.
Called Ken Morgan. He didn't try and talk me out of dealing
with Research Games. He said he had conflicts with
Bob Schneider who was hard to get along with, but has
good relations with Bob Gellman.
Made a date for him to come to supper on Thurd. 12/9.
Put letters on the 15 pieces of HABITAT with each level
spelling a word, but not necessarily in order (BRUNT -
GLOW - SKI - ME - A). Put numbers in the 5 base recesses.
(Tomorrow) ---> [arrow pointing to 'recesses']
Claude called. Nothing particular about games.
Harold Saperstein found HABITAT very difficult.
(cont. from 12/5) [12/6]
To Martin Gardner.
Showed him my ideas for HABITAT and HONORABLE RELATIONS. He
thought the latter a particularly interesting concept.
He showed me a book PUZZLES OLD AND NEW by Professor
Hoffman which had a wealth of puzzles, including a
SNAKE PUZZLE which has similarities to my THE WORM TURNS.
The former has a small piece with a picture of a bird
and (I believe) 10 snake pieces of different sizes and slope
of end cut. Object is to plcae the tail and the bird down
and then build the snake so that the jaws end up around
the bird.
Martin thinks that I might be able to find this and other
puzzle books at
{Al Flosso (Martinka Magic Shop)
{304 W. 34th St. (1 Flight up)
{BR 9 - 6079
Martin has been in correspondence with a puzzle collector
in Toronto, Canada. He has the largest puzzle collection
in the world, more than twice as big as the one that
Martin once wrote up in his column (who died some time
ago - Martin doesn't know what happened to the collection).
The fellow in Toronto was on a series of TV shows and
(cont. 11/26)
