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Title
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1969_Sackson_156_May 16.jpg
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Creator
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Sid Sackson
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Date
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1969
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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 7, Sid Sackson collection
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Language
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English
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Coverage
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1969
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Rights
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The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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transcription
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English
5/7
FRIDAY 16 MAY
1969 136th day - 229 days to come
Claude called. For $3.50 he picked up a copy of
EQUATIONS (the new edition), KRYPTO, and ARENA.
Told him he could keep the latter two.
He also got 16 copies of the GO MONTHLY REVIEW.
I'll look at these and then pass them on to Wald.
The request for an extension on CARRÉ came from X.
(Claude also received one for DEDUCTION.) TRIPLE CROSS
was signed later.
Called Stan Harris and asked if the beginning of the week
after next would be O.K. for the SNAFU rules. yes.
He'll call me Monday after next to set up a date.
They are now pricing TAM-BIT at $3 and AIRLINE
probably at $6.
They are setting up a review board which will make
a weekly test of all new items, including game.
Once the present three games are off the ground
they will want to look at more of mine.
Arthur called while I was out and I called him back.
Pelham Burn contacted Wald and is going there tonight
for supper. Arthur will call me with a report.
The May TOYS & NOVELTIES came.
At a Japanese store saw a game (from California) in
a booklet form: THE NAME DROPPER'S GAME. There
are a number of identical sheets. Each has the 26
letters of the alphabet listed with 4 spaces next
to each, 2 white, 1 light grey, and 1 dark grey. Each
player gets one sheet. A letter is chosen for the
game and players then must think of famous, or in-
famous, characters or people whose second name
starts with that latter. These are placed on the sheet
in a space next to the letter corresponding to the
first letter in the first name.
Players score 1 point for each name in a white square.
Players score 3 points for each name in a light grey space
and 5 for a dark grey, only if they are the only one
with that name. If others have it they get no score for
it.
Called Lee Horn. She'll send Pelham Burn ACQUIRE and
BAZAAR, and will try to get him copies of MONAD
& VENTURE which she doesn't have yet.
Tom Atwater called me at the office. Rockwell of Stancraft
tells him the Alex's games will be out this year, tho not
in the catalog. Still no contract however. He is interested
(cont. on 5/7)
