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Title
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1967_Sackson_348_November 24.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
FRIDAY 24 NOVEMBER 1967
328th day - 37 days to come
Alice called. Asked me if I had rc'd. the BAZAAR copies yet.
Unfortunately no.
The inventor of BEZANT picked it up.
I told her about Mike Abrams' ARMADA.
Whitman asked to see DANGER STRAITS again. A woman seems
to have taken over Bob Engel's job, while he moved up.
I asked Alice to ask about FOCUS next time she writes
to Whitman.
BB sent out the registered letter for EXECUTIVE DECISION.
N.Y.G.A. meeting at Arthur's. Wald & Claude with Frankie there : -
played : - CHICKEN CHOW MEIN (See 9/11/64). Played this
time that player's draw one card at a time from the
deck. Say "Chicken" when pass. Say "Chow Mein" when feel
that you can match at least one card in each other player's
hand. If can, get one point for each other player. If not
each other player gets one point.
Played KNIGHTS AND VASSALS (see 1/3). 4 players play as
partners. A game consists of 4 hands with each player
dealing. The dealer's partners hand (the vassal) is
placed up. The left hand opponent leads to the dummy. A
lead must be followed in the same hierarchy (major or minor) and a higher card must be played if possible - house has no
bearing. If a player does not have a higher card in the
hierarchy he can throw off any card of the hierarchy and
lacking the hierarchy throws any of the other hierarchy.
The second player can cause a rebellion by playing the matching
card in the other hierarchy. The new hierarchy is called for
except that the next player can counter - rebel, etc. A rebellion
cannot occur if two cards of the same hierarchy are played
in succession. A player who has a permissible rellion
rebellion card must play it if he doesn't have a card in
the hierarchy that can head the trick. in other words, he must
always head the head trick if possible.
Each team scores 10 points for each card they take. "Prize
cards" score in addition. A prize card is a card of the
other hierarchy than the winning card or one of the same
rank as the winning card. Only opponent's cards can be
"prize cards". "Prize cards" are left face up as the tricks
are taken. Each "prize" L or M counts 10, F or C -20,
P or S -30, K or V -40. If 2 of the same (such as 2 Vs) each
counts double. Keep track of th a record of the "prizes" that
a side has won as the hands go along and multiply the value
by the number won. For example - a team wins the Vs in
the first hand. In the second hand they get I-V as a prize.
It is worth 3 x 40 or 120 points. High score at end of hand
4 hands wins.
(cont. on 11/23)
