A LIFE'S WORK:
THE GAMES OF SID SACKSON
compiled by Nick Sauer & Herb Levy
The games listed here are
the first publication date and publisher for the title. Games like
Acquire
and Can't Stop
which have been in continuous publication in America and Germany, respectively,
since their initial release could have entire articles devoted to the various
versions that have been published.
Acquire
1962 3M
Bazaar
1967 3M
Bazaar
1980 Schmidt (Also known as
Bazaar II.
This was later released as
Samarkand by Abacus/Rio
Grande games in 1998.)
Black Monday
1988 Salagames (This is a professionally published version of
Card Stock Market
from Sid's book Card Games
Around the World.)
Blockade
1979 Butehorn (This was originally published as
Sly
by Amway in 1975.)
Buried Treasure
1999 F.X. Schmid (This was originally published as
High Spirits with Calvin and the
Colonel by Milton Bradley in
1962.)
Business 1998 Relaxx
BuyWord
2004 Face 2 Face Games
Camp
1994 Abacus
Can't Stop
1980 Parker Brothers
Chain Reaction
1990 Hexagames
Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory 1978 Knopf
Die Chinesische Mauer
1994 Piatnik
Choice
1989 Hexagames (This is a professionally published version of
Solitaire Dice
from Sid's book A Gamut of
Games. It was also
published under the title
Einstein.)
Connexion
1978 Interlude (This is a
professionally published version of
The Domino Bead Game
from Sid's book A Gamut of
Games.)
Corner
1980 Ravensburger (This was originally published as
Intersection
by Aladdin in 1974.)
Da Capo!
1996 Piatnik (This was originally published as
Le Vizir
by Interlude in 1978. This was later released as
Fish and Chips
by Piatnik in 1997.)
Domination
1982 Milton Bradley (This was originally published as
Focus
by Eigenverlag in 1963.)
Doorways to Adventure
1986 Pressman
Doorways to Horror
1986 Pressman
Ellery Queen: The Case of the
Elusive Assassin 1967 Ideal
(This was later released as
Sleuth by 3M in 1971.)
Executive Decision 1971 3M
Extra!
2011 Schmidt Spiele (This is a reissue of
Choice
[aka Einstein]
with a few rules modifications.)
Fitting and Proper
1973 Springbok (Actually a puzzle)
Fish and Chips
1997 Piatnik (This was originally published as
Le Vizir
by Interlude in 1978 and Da
Capo! by Piatnik in 1996.)
Flotte Krabbe
1991 Abacus (This was originally published as
Sniggle
in the game Sly
by Amway in 1975.)
Focus
1963 Eigenverlag and 1965 Western Publishing (This was later released as
Domination
by Milton Bradley in 1982.)
Giant 30 Game Cube
1976 Athol Research Corporation (Includes the games:
Chase
and Nine Holes.)
Gold Connection
1991 Schmidt
Harry Lorayne Memory Game
1976 Reiss
High Spirits with Calvin and
the Colonel 1962 Milton
Bradley (This was later released as
Das Superblatt
by F.X. Schmid in 1992 and as
Buried Treasure
by F.X. Schmid in 1999.)
Holiday
1973 Research Games Inc. (This was later released in a modified form as
Maloney's Inheritance
by Ravensburger in 1988 and in an even more heavily modified form as
Shang Hai
by Ravensburger in 1997.)
I'm the Boss
(Face to Face Games, 2003) - Reissue of
Kohle, Kiese and Kniete
I'm the Boss: The Card Game (Gryphon Games, 2012) - Based on original card game which Sid developed into the boardgame Kohle, Kiese and Knete which Sid called Piece of the Action
Infinity
1974 Gamut of Games (Sid was listed for "Consultation" on the second edition of
this Phil Orbanes design).
Interplay
1970 Hoyle
Intersection
1974 Aladdin (This was later released as
Corner
by Ravensburger in 1980.)
Kohle, Kies and Knete
1994 Schmidt (This was later released in an English language edition as
I'm the Boss!
by Face to Face Games in 2003.)
The Major Campaigns of
General Douglas MacArthur
1973 Research Games Inc.
The Major Campaigns of
General George S. Patton 1973
Research Games Inc.
Maloney's Inheritance
1988 Ravensburger (This was originally published as
Holiday
by Research Games Inc. in 1973.)
Massai
1993 Abacus (This was originally published as
Mind Thrust
by Hayden Publications in 1981.)
Metropolis
1984 Ravensburger
Mind Thrust
1981 Hayden Publications (This was later released as
Massai
by Abacus in 1993.)
Monad
1969 3M
The Mouse Trap Game
1984 Ideal (This game was originally released in the 60s. Sid was hired by
Ideal to create a new set of rules for the game which were released starting
with this edition of the game.)
New York
1995 Piatnik (This is heavily based on
Property
from Sid's book A Gamut of
Games.)
Nine of Swords
1971 Gametime/Reiss (Actually, a puzzle)
Nummerous Zahlus
1995 ASS (This was later published as
String of Pearls
in Games
magazine's February 1996 issue.)
Odd or Even
1970 Hoyle
P.E.G.S.
1978 Parker Brothers (Includes the games:
Battle of the Blobs, Border Patrol,
Football, Rapid Transit, Soccer, Space Attack,
and
Tank Blitz.)
Piece of the Action (Gryphon Games, 2012) - Original card game designed by Sid that Sid developed into Kohle, Knies and Knete. Along with I'm the Boss: The Card Game, Gryphon Games released the original rules with components needed to play the game the way Sid designed it.
Pushover
1974 Aladdin
Quinto
1994 ASS (This is not the same game as the earlier 3M title.)
Realm
1973 Gamut of Games (This was a collaborative effort with Phil Orbanes.)
The Right Connections
1973 Springbok (Actually a puzzle)
Rummy-Q 1977 Crisloid (This was a boxed set variation to the rules of Rummy Royal that later appeared in the German edition of A Gamut of Games)
Samarkand 1998 Abacus/Rio Grande Games (This was originally published as Bazaar [and generally referred to as Bazaar II] by Schmidt in 1980.)
Saxum
1995 Das Spiel (This was a re-issue of
Tam-Bit
with some slight rules changes.)
Shang Hai
1997 Ravensburger (This was originally published as
Holiday
by Research Games Inc. in 1973.)
The Six Pack of Pencil and
Paper Games 1974 Gamut of
Games (Includes the games
Financier, The Great Races, Oil Strike,
Spy
and
Words Times Three
which were collaborative efforts with Phil Orbanes.)
Slam!
1951 Sidney Sackson (Privately printed booklet for a two-handed bidding game
inspired by Bridge.)
Sleuth
1971 3M (This was originally published as
The Case of the Elusive Assassin
by Ideal in 1967.)
Sly
1975 Amway (This was later released as
Blockade
by Butehorn in 1979. Includes the games
Blockade,
Empire,
Gateway,
Line Up,
Sniggle,
and Solitaire Sly.
Sniggle
was later released as Flotte
Krabbe by Abacus in 1991.)
Spies
1981 SPI (This game was designed by Lenny Glynn and John Prados. However, SPI
needed a balanced endgame for it. Sid provided SPI with the needed rules
although he received no design credit.)
Das Superblatt
1992 F.X. Schmid (This was originally published as
High Spirits with Calvin and the
Colonel by Milton Bradley in
1962.)
Take Five
1969 Renwal/Gamescience
Tam Bit
1969 Renwal/Gamescience
Tele-fun Game
1983 Market Force (This game was designed as a training tool for AT&T
Information System sales representatives.)
Tempo
1970 Hoyle
Temptation Poker
1982 Western Publishing
Totally
1974 Aladdin
Transformation
1971 Hoyle
Triad
1957 Sidney Sackson (Privately printed set of rules for an original card game
using a standard set of playing cards)
Upthrust
1995 Great American Trading Co. (This was originally published as
Score-Up
in Games
magazine in the April/May 1987 issue.)
Venture
1969 3M
Le Vizer
1978 Interlude (This was later released as
Da Capo!
and Fish and Chips
by Piatnik in 1997.)
The Winning Ticket
1977 Ideal
Wu Hsing
1993 Franjos (This is a professionally published version of
The Domino Bead Game
from Sid's book A Gamut of
Games.)
BOOKS:
As with the board game list, this includes only the first printing of each of
Sid's books. It should also be noted that many of these games have been
reprinted in magazines such as
Games
as well as other books on gaming.
A Gamut of Games
1969 Castle Books
Includes the games: All My
Diamonds, Bowling Solitaire, Card Baseball, Change Change, Color Gin, Cutting
Corners, Domino Bead Game, Focus, Haggle, Hold That Line, Last Word, Network,
Osmosis, Paper Boxing, Patterns, Patterns II, Poke, Property, Slam, Solitaire
Dice, Suit Yourself, and
Take it Away.
A Gamut of Games - German edition
Includes the games above EXCEPT
Card Baseball
has been replaced by another Sackson design:
Rummy Royal.
Beyond Competition
1977 Pantheon
Includes the games: Peace
Conference, Rescue, Resources, Round N' Round, Search,
and Space Explorer.
Beyond Solitaire
1976 Pantheon
Includes the games: Buried
Treasure, Four Colors, Mountains and Valleys, No Way, Pinball,
and Profit and Loss.
Beyond Tic Tac Toe
1975 Pantheon
Includes the games: Arp,
Delauney, Klee, Miro, Mondrian, Springer,
and Vasarely.
Beyond Words
1977 Pantheon
Includes the games: Carroll,
Dickens, Joyce, O' Henry, Poe,
and Tolstoy.
Calculate!
1979 Pantheon
Includes the games: Away
Across, High Finance, Invasion, Run for President, Target Number,
and Travels.
The Family Creative
Workshop Volume 19 1976 Plenary
Includes the games:
Anagram
variations
and Quick Trip.
Playing Cards Around the World
1981 Prentice Hall
Includes the Games: Card
Football and
Card Stock Market.
MAGAZINES AND OTHERS:
As with the previous sections, these are the first appearance of these games.
Some have been reprinted in different magazines and books.
ALF Games
1988 Burger King (These were included with kid's meals and were titled:
ALF's Melmac Beach Party,
ALF's Melmac Rock,
Cookin' with ALF
and Take me ALF to the Ball
Game.)
Break Away
1983 Games July
Closing In
1979 Games Nov/Dec
Color Clash
1989 Games Junior Feb/March
Combination
1970 Strategy and Tactics #22
Connections
1979 Games March/April
Continuo variant
1984 Games August
Counter Attacks
1997 Games April
Cross Currents
1989 Games August/Sept
Digit Draughts
1981 The Gamer #1
Fields of Action
1982 Spielbox
The Great Races
1978 Games Jan/Feb
Gotcha!
1997 Games August
Krawall der Gartenzwerge
1982 Zeitungsbeilage October
Last Ditch
1980 Games May/June
Loop-the-Loops
1982 Games November
Max-I-Nim
1992 Games August
Mini Golf
1987 Games June/July
Odd and Even
1982 Games October
Oil Strike!
1978 Games May/June
Open Whist
1985 Games March
Pennywise
1995 Games October
Quick Trip
1976 The Family Creative Workshop (This might have been in a book.)
Score Five
1983 Games January
Score Up
1987 Games April/May
Sidominoes
1987 Jeux and Strategie (The same game, just renamed, as
The Domino Bead Game)
Sleuth
1979 Games Jan/Feb (actually, a
Sleuth
problem to solve)
Small Change 1981 Games May/June (Actually, a puzzle)
Spy
1978 Games July/August
Spy Network
1979 Games March/April
String of Pearls 1996 Games February (Originally published as Nummerous Zahlus)
A Stock Market Game
1977 Games Nov/Dec
Think Twice
1986 Games May
Triad
1986 Games March
Tromino Go
1969 Strategy and Tactics Sept/Oct; Also appearing: 1994 Games June
Wiretap
1996 Games October
Wtht Vwls
1982 Games March/April
XandO
1979 Games March/April
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