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Title
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1967_Sackson_151_May 11.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
5/10
THURSDAY 11 MAY
1967 131st day - 234 days to come
Had new ideas for a cube number game. Call it TAKE A NUMBER.
Walked to Alice's apartment and gave her a check to replace the one I
sent last Friday and which didn't get there.
Met Bob Abel and the inventor of REAL ACTION BASEBALL, Bill
Hart, from Richmond, Va. at a bar on 2nd Ave. Bob was talking
about arranging a panel to discuss jazz on radio. I said how
about games and he thought he might just set one up.
He is working on a game idea he calls GOURMET, based on pre-
paring a perfect meal. He thinks it would have appeal. I have
my doubts. He will probably want me to make a game out of
it when he gets the preliminary ideas in shape.
Bill Hart came here for supper. His baseball game was origi-
nally published as RED BARBER'S BASEBALL GAME. He now pub-
lishes it himself. There are improvements in the new game
and he will send me a copy. One change in the rules that
has not been incorporated. When a field ball is hit to the
outfield, the defensive player may choose, instead of moving the
ball three spaces on a turn, to spin a 2-3-4 spinner on the
hope of catching a runner who would otherwise by safe. (Why not
always use this spinner for an outfield ball?)
He had a sample of his new REAL ACTION BASKETBALL and we played
[diagram of portion of grid, with rectangle labeled "backboard," and one white circle, one black circle]
a little of it. There is a spinner
with numbers 3-4-5-6 (this is ap-
proximate since he had other num-
bers but is going to change) on the
outside. In the inside there is two
spaces, the some [crossed out] what larger one
being marked "defense" (I think) and the other marke "offense".
There are also the numbers "0" and "1" in these two spaces.
In the outer ring there is a thin color space between
each number. The board is a fairly large quadrille with the
two ends being marked as shown. The backboard is raised
above the board.
The players choose for the possession of the ball (which
is a sphere with a flattened side on which it rests. The
offense spins and moves the ball in a straight line, in-
cluding diagonally, the full number of the spin. The defense
spins and then moves either the 1 or 0 shown in the
center portion. With a 1 he must move the defensive man
(shown in the diagram) 1 space, but must stay in the five
spaces shown within the heavy line (the 6th has a circular
hole.). When the defense wants to try for a basket they
flip the ball with a finger, trying to get it into the hole
(off the backboard usually). If they get in the hole they
score two points and the other team gets the ball from
their end of the court. If unsuccessful they spin to see
who recovers at the spot the ball is resting. If the offense
they can try for anoth try again for a basket. While the
(cont. on 5/10)
