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Title
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1967_Sackson_260_August 28.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
8/29
MONDAY 28 AUGUST
1967 240th day - 125 days to come
Called Joanne Miller @ Funk & Wagnel. She is interested in my doing
a book on POKER variations and I mentioned can include original
variations of my own.
I also mentioned that I would like to do a book of original games
like Bob's. She said that she was afraid that Bob's book would not
be a big seller. They can't give it the publicity that Stein & Day
should have. She figures the "Poker" book to sell better.
Appointment for lunch on Oct. 3 (after her vacation).
At lunchtime went to I-S.
Saw TAKE THE RIDGE by William F. Walsh. The rules were not
very complete but as far as I can see it is as follows:-
[diagram of checkerboard with arrows pointing at center, labeled "RIDGE"]
It is played like CHECKERS, except that a
man on the ridge can move to any space.
Landing on an opponent captures him.
A thicket in which an opponent is safe
from attack from the ridge is mentioned,
but didn't appear on the board. The
The ridge was made so that it was
raised high above the board. This would
make the game expensive to manufacture
but doesn't really add anything.
Alice is sending it back.
Alice gave me a ad clip on DO-RE-MI which they were sent,
asking them to distribute the game here. It contains
a little more description than I now have.
Brought AIRLINE to Alice so she can bring it to Lowe when
she feels better.
Saw three things by Henry Szwarce:-
IMAGE:- (See 1965). A few changes. The scoring is now "0 0 0 4 5 6 8 10".
Five cards are dealt to each player and 5 are placed on the
table board, even if some as letter cards. A player can only play two
profile cards from his hand on a turn. At end of a turn a player
draws enough cars to have five. He also draws cards from the deck to
have 5 profile cards on the board - in addition to letter cards, if
any.
EGO :- Deck of 52 cards each one having a characteristic printed
on it (an an illustration). Each player as a hand of cards. On
a turn a player plays one of his cards, which he believes fits,
in front of one of the other Players. If he feels that he has
none that fit, he discards 3 cards and replaces them from the deck.
When each player has 6 cards, they all discuss the cards each
has and who gave it to them.
PARTY POLITICS :- A board, political game. Looking at the rules, they were
not clear. Alice called Henry Szwarce and I spoke to him. I will go
to his house 9/6 to play it with him, his wife, and a friend.
(cont. on 8/29)
