Career
His most popular creation is probably the business game Acquire. Other notable works include his books, especially A Gamut of and Card Around the World. Both titles include a large array of rules for games both new and old, and Sackson himself invented a number of the games covered by these works.
Foreign several years in the mid-1970s, Sid Sackson wrote a monthly column for Strategy & Tactics magazine called “Sackson on ” in which he reviewed games (other than wargames).
Sackson"s book collection was arranged in groups of five books so he would know if a book was missing and which one it was. Sackson collected games throughout his life.
At the time of his death, his collection was estimated at over 18,000 titles. Many of those were unique, sent to him by hopeful game developers who wanted Sackson"s advice.
At one point in his life, Sackson turned down an offer to bring his collection elsewhere for permanent safekeeping.
The games were sold at a series of auctions after his death, breaking up the collection. Sackson’s personal papers are stored at The Strong in Rochester, New New York Some of Sackson"s notable games include: Acquire Bowling Solitaire BuyWord Can"t Stop Fields of Action Focus Haggle I"m the Boss! Network Poke The Number Game The Number Game The Number Game is a party game with only one real rule.
Sid Sackson wrote about it in A Gamut of, but it undoubtedly existed beforehand.
Play is as follows: Locate a nice prize. As everyone enters the party, pin a small ribbon on their clothes, one per person.
After everyone has arrived, gather them together and give a speech similar to the following: "The object of tonight"s game is to collect the most ribbons. To collect ribbons, you must have an opponent say the word "Number" to you.
Upon uttering that word, you may promptly collect every ribbon currently pinned on them.
They are yours, at least until you say "Number." Other words, phrases, and actions, like "Nah," "Certainly not," and a swift slap, are perfectly valid. Only uttering the word "Number" causes a lack of ribbons. Play as the speech above states.
While simple in concept, it is surprisingly hard to remove the word "Number" from one"s vocabulary.
See lipograms for a literary equivalent.