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Title
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1967_Sackson_084_March 05.jpg
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Creator
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Sid Sackson
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Date
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1967
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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 5, Sid Sackson collection
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Language
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English
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Coverage
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1967
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Rights
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The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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transcription
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English
SUNDAY 5 MARCH 1967
Fourth Sunday in Lent
64th day - 301 days to come
Finished the line work on a new board for
THE FIRST MILLION.
Warren Buell over for supper and to spend the
evening. Talked about games but didn't play any-
The Sunday Times had ads for the following games : -
BE A MANAGER, SPACE ACE GAME, E.S.P. GAME, MATHAMATAB
SKI-GO GAME, SOLAR CONQUEST, E-S-P TEST KIT, CONFIGURATIONS,
WONDER WORDS. (Filed in 1967 Ad Clips)
(cont. from 3/6) [3/9]
At Avalon Hill they have added one war game, JUTLAND. Only the
box was there.
At Parker spoke to Randy Barton & got a catalog. (Filed
in Bottom file drawer. Their new games are UNIVERSE
which is a 4 - hand version of PAN-KAI. When 4, play the
entire field is used. When 3 play use the darker squares
at two opposite ends, when 4 play use the entire board,
when 2 play use only the light squares.
PLAY 'N TALK - An educational spelling and pronouncing game.
FIVE THOUSAND (V) - See 12/10/63
COUP D'ETAT
DUET BRIDGE - Double Dummy.
Randy said by all means to send in GO SEE - A GLOBAL HOLIDAY.
They are not particularly happy with AS THE WORLD TURNS.
They have had their best success with card games.
At Lowe got a catalog with their new games (filed in
1967 Ad Clips) : -
WILD LIFE (The English Game)
NILE (This is almost exactly the same as SNAKE)
COUNT DOWN (Supposed to have come from Europe.)
HOME STRETCH HARNESS RACING - I have it as HARNESS RACING.
TRAFFIC
WHIRL-A-WHEEL - Gambling games
SCAMPER - Children's game of catching a mouse with a cup.
At Gary & Riedel (Jobbers who handle many sm games of small cos.)
saw ESP TEST KIT - not a game but equipment for testing ESP.
PLAY THE BEATS - a simple single track race based on music.
TOSS-A-CUBE MUSIC GAME - About 12 disc with musical symbols
on them. Throw them and then place in matching spaces on
a small board. (Rough idea.)
Met Steve Spencer (BROKER). He is putting out a game called
JOCKEY. It is played with cards which give distances for the
horses to move ahead. On each card the number of (cont on 3/4[?])
