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American game designer (1920–2002)
Sid Sackson (February 4, 1920 in Chicago – November 6, 2002) was an American board game designer and collector, best known as the creator of the business
Sid_Sackson
Card game
known in the English-speaking world and among hobbyist gamers after Sid Sackson included it in his popular book A Gamut of Games (1969), it being a translation
Truc
Business themed board game
wins. When Sid Sackson was a child, he played a Milton Bradley gambling-themed board game titled Lotto. When he became a game designer, Sackson reworked
Acquire
1969 book by Sid Sackson
A Gamut of Games is an innovative book of games written by Sid Sackson and first published in 1969. It contains rules for a large number of paper and
A_Gamut_of_Games
1980 board game by Sid Sackson
Can't Stop is a board game designed by Sid Sackson originally published by Parker Brothers in 1980; however, that edition has been long out of print in
Can't_Stop_(board_game)
Abstract strategy board game
Focus is an abstract strategy board game, designed by Sid Sackson and first published in 1963 by Kosmos. The game has been re-published many times since
Focus_(board_game)
Negotiation board game
I'm the Boss! is a board game by American designer Sid Sackson. It is a negotiation game in which a group of players compete and cooperate to put together
I'm_the_Boss!
Games by Sid Sackson in 1969. The other was featured in a computer game by Sierra Online in 1988. This solitaire game was designed by Sid Sackson, and published
Bowling_(solitaire)
Board game
Doorways to Horror is a horror board game played with a VCR designed by Sid Sackson and published in 1986 by Pressman Toy Corporation alongside Doorways
Doorways_to_Horror
Mental skill based games
designer identity in an industry where creators often remained anonymous. Sid Sackson emerged as a particularly influential figure during this era. His 1964
Abstract_strategy_game
1983 board game
stated, "I find this game a little boring and long to keep my interest." Sid Sackson, writing for the magazine Games, thought it was "one of the most successful
Campaign Trail: The Game of Presidential Elections
Campaign_Trail:_The_Game_of_Presidential_Elections
Sleuth is a strategy deduction card game designed by Sid Sackson and published by 3M in 1971. It is a reimplementation of the 1967 game The Case of the
Sleuth_(card_game)
Sid Sackson letter arrangement game
arrangement word game by American designer Sid Sackson that was published by Face2Face Games in 2004, two years after Sackson's death. Buyword is a word-forming
BuyWord
Pencil and paper game
Patterns II is a pencil and paper game developed by Sid Sackson for 3 or more players. It emphasizes the use of inductive logic and scientific analysis
Patterns_II
German award for board games and card games
Game of the Year Game Designer Publisher Result Focus Sid Sackson Whitman Won
Spiel_des_Jahres
Vietnamese shedding-type card game
leading a sequence of 4 cards constitutes playing for only 1 trick. Sid Sackson adapted Chá Kau Tsz’ to a 2-, 3-, or 4-handed game using a 60-card deck
Tiến_lên
Name list
politician Sid Sackson (1920–2002), American board game designer and collector Sid Schacht (1918–1991), American professional baseball player Sid Scholey
Sid_(given_name)
Abstract strategy board game published in 1972
two-player game of conquest based on point to point movement and capture. Sid Sackson observed that it had been "created to fill the gap between chess and
Conquest_(board_game)
1963 board game
trapping it. In 1975, the board game surrounding the trap was redesigned by Sid Sackson, adding the cheese pieces and allowing the player to maneuver opponents
Mouse_Trap_(board_game)
Topics referred to by the same term
by CNBLUE, 2014 Can't Stop (board game), a 1980 dice game designed by Sid Sackson "Can't Stop" (After 7 song), 1990 "Can't Stop" (CNBLUE song), 2014 "Can't
Can't_Stop
Surakartan board game
France in 1970 as "Surakarta". The game is called "Roundabouts" in Sid Sackson's The Book of Classic Board Games. Traditional Indonesian game pieces
Surakarta_(game)
WWII board wargame
must be relieved. In the early 1970s, well-known family game designer Sid Sackson turned his hand to wargames, and with Bob Champer, designed The Major
The Major Battles and Campaigns of General George S. Patton
The_Major_Battles_and_Campaigns_of_General_George_S._Patton
Type of board game
of games such as Agricola, Le Havre, Patchwork, and several others. Sid Sackson was a prolific American game designer whose games, particularly Acquire
Eurogame
Game requiring social interaction between players
like Acquire and TwixT. The authors of the last two games mentioned, Sid Sackson and Alex Randolph, respectively, had a significant influence on the further
Social_game
Barry Ellis, writing in The Game Report, noted "Practically any game by Sid Sackson is a joy to play, as it invariably has simple rules yet ample opportunities
Black_Monday_(card_game)
"Info about 'Alex Randolph'". www.luding.org. Retrieved 2026-04-03. "Sid Sackson: Game Player and Designer". The Strong Museum of Play. 2016-05-17. Retrieved
List_of_board_game_designers
Topics referred to by the same term
Venture (video game), a 1981 arcade game Venture, a strategic card game by Sid Sackson Venture (Overwatch), a playable character from the video game Overwatch
Venture
Board game
an abstract strategy board game by Haar Hoolim. It was published in Sid Sackson's A Gamut of Games (2011). Like the traditional game fox and geese, it
Three_musketeers_(game)
List of board games that have won a Game of the Year award
Australia Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling Rio Grande Games 2005 BuyWord Sid Sackson Face2Face Games 2004 New England Alan Moon and Aaron Weissblum Überplay
List of Game of the Year awards (board games)
List_of_Game_of_the_Year_awards_(board_games)
Board game published in 1966
every so often and then put away for a while." In A Gamut of Games, Sid Sackson identified Avalanche as a unique game because of its combination of equipment
Avalanche_(marble_game)
Sid Sackson board game
Shaler created a game titled Go and See. In 1973, American game designer Sid Sackson revised Shaler's game with her permission; the new game was titled Jet
Maloney's_Inheritance
Topics referred to by the same term
hand Domination, also known as Focus, a 1964 board game designed by Sid Sackson Domination (role-playing game), a tabletop role-playing game Domination
Domination
Board game
Games, Sid Sackson described the abstract strategy game Lines of Action (LOA) designed by Claude Soucie. In 1982, LOA and a variation by Sackson titled
Fields_of_Action
Filipino board game
the United States by Atmar Enterprises and shown at the 1978 Toy Fair; Sid Sackson noted it "offers some new twists on Stratego, including ... an arbiter
Game_of_the_Generals
Party game involving trading of portions of rules
Haggle is a party game designed by Sid Sackson and intended for a large number of players. It is rather complex and involved compared to many party games
Haggle_(game)
Abstract strategy game
instead of solely flipping adjacent pieces of their opponent's colour. Sid Sackson, writing for Issue #37 of Games, praised Domain's rules, stating that
Domain_(game)
1965 board game
New York City. This game was first published in A Gamut of Games by Sid Sackson in 1969. Wald Amberstone co-founded the Tarot School in 1995 along with
Cups_(game)
game Lap, a development of Battleship, to A Gamut of Games, edited by Sid Sackson. In that game each player secretly divides an 8×8 grid of cells into
Lech_Pijanowski
Games award
Moon Sandy Petersen Michael Pondsmith Alex Randolph Charles Roberts Sid Sackson Duke Seifried Tom N. Shaw Redmond Simonsen Kenneth St. Andre Michael
Origins_Awards
Series of board games and card games
"butterbox". In 1962, 3M commissioned game designers Alex Randolph and Sid Sackson to design the early games. They were largely responsible for shaping
3M_bookshelf_game_series
Electronic abstract strategy game
at the end of the game, it plays Taps. Writing for Issue 22 of Games, Sid Sackson described The Generals as a "simple, intriguing battle game," comparing
The_Generals_(game)
Variation of Nim
the object of Tri-Nim, which is to finish last." In A Gamut of Games, Sid Sackson described Tri-nim as "the ultimate in Nim games." "Tri-Nim Game". National
Tri-nim
UK magazine, 1972–1981 and 1994–1996
Eric Solomon, Gyles Brandreth, Nick Palmer, R. C. Bell, Richard Sharp, Sid Sackson and Tony Buzan. Its headquarters was in London. The magazine ceased publication
Games_&_Puzzles
Abstract strategy board game
rules were changed to declare this a win for the player moving. Here is Sid Sackson's note in the preface to the second edition: "Claude Soucie and I are
Lines_of_Action
Strategy board game
checkers. Blue and Gray was featured in the book A Gamut of Games (1969) by Sid Sackson. It was also featured in The Book of Classic Board Games (1991) by Klutz
Blue_and_Gray_(board_game)
Chinese card game
(1997), in cooperation with Naipes Heraclio Fournier, Vitoria, Spain. Sid Sackson, Card Games Around the World, pg. 7, Dover publications (1994), ISBN 0-486-28100-0
Khanhoo
Railroad board game
for its accurate geography and use of the ECU. In Issue #104 of Games, Sid Sackson said of Eurorails, "Although reaching [the end] will take the better
Eurorails
Abstract strategy board game
strategy board game invented by Robert Abbott. The rules were published in Sid Sackson's A Gamut of Games. Crossings was the precursor to Epaminondas, which
Crossings_(game)
Board wargame
Magazine. No. 1. Simulations Publications, Inc. p. 30. Sackson, Sid (August–September 1974). "Sackson on Games". Strategy & Tactics. No. 44. p. 41. "Games
Alien_Space_Battle_Manual
Connection board game in the 3M bookshelf game series
Alex Randolph, a game designer. When Alex was commissioned along with Sid Sackson by 3M in 1961 to start a games division, the game was issued as a boardgame
TwixT
pieces. Brax was featured in The Book of Classic Board Games, written by Sid Sackson and published by Klutz Press in 1991, which ranked it among the top 15
Brax_(game)
Topics referred to by the same term
(album), a 2000 album by Dice Black Monday (card game), a 1988 game by Sid Sackson Black Monday (film), a 1922 German silent film Black Monday, professional
Black_Monday_(disambiguation)
Board game
Cobb. Death Stacks can be classified as a variant of the game Focus by Sid Sackson, published in A Gamut of Games. The Annual Death Stacks Tournament is
Death_Stacks
Board game
Writing in Issue 78 of Games (August 1986), Sid Sackson called it a "captivating railway game." Although Sackson noted the game can be played by two, "more
Railway_Rivals
Board game
combinations. Can't Stop Express was designed by American board game designer Sid Sackson, as a re-publishing of Choice/Einstein, which was a republishing of his
Can't_Stop_Express
Topics referred to by the same term
with a patron saint Patterns II, a pencil and paper game designed by Sid Sackson Patterns (video game), a building game for personal computers Juggling
Pattern_(disambiguation)
presented at Origins 2011: Alex Randolph TwixT Erick Wujcik Amber Diceless Roleplaying Sid Sackson Acquire 2010 Origins Awards Winners and Nominees
2010_Origins_Award_winners
Bohemian-American game designer and writer
time, he became a dan player in shogi. In 1962, Randolph (along with Sid Sackson) was commissioned to start a new game division for Minnesota Mining and
Alex_Randolph
collaboration with Alan R. Moon. Faidutti said that they both held Can't Stop by Sid Sackson "in great esteem" and they wanted to design their own game where players
Diamant_(board_game)
16th-century card game
all the lower ranks from Four to Nine. In his book A Gamut of Games, Sid Sackson describes a French game called Le Truc, which he translates as "The Knack"
Put_(card_game)
Corner-matching puzzle game
joueur") F5 = Pay 5 to the following player ("Payez 5 au suivant") Sid Sackson's holographic notes omit the F5 space. This version uses the full 25-tile
Trioker
the pseudonym Ocón de Oro Mike Paterson Sprouts Roger Price Mad Libs Sid Sackson Patterns II Hall of Fame Claude Shannon Shannon switching game Jeeyon
List_of_game_designers
Luxair Flight 9642. Bruno Petronio, 66, Italian Olympic sailor (1964). Sid Sackson, 82, American board game designer. Gianluca Signorini, 42, Italian footballer
Deaths_in_November_2002
Abstract strategy board game
phalanx is integral to the game. Epaminondas was originally introduced in Sid Sackson's A Gamut of Games as Crossings. While the original version used an 8×8
Epaminondas_(game)
Defunct board game company
Jahres (Game of the Year): Spiel des Jahres 1987: The 1st Million by Sid Sackson (nominated) 1988: Lines of Action by Claude Soucie (nominated) 1989:
Hexagames
Type of die
Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker. Macmillan. p. 27. ISBN 978-1429990684. Sackson, Sid (1982). Gamut of Games (2 ed.). Courier Dover. ISBN 0486273474. Strickmann
Four-sided_die
Board game publisher from Boston, United States
article". World. Vol. 2. 1973. Retrieved 2021-02-08. "Finding Aid to the Sid Sackson Collection, 1867–2003" (PDF). The Strong National Museum of Play. September
Games_Research_Inc
Gathering September 17 Denys Fisher 84 Board game designer November 6 Sid Sackson 82 prolific games designer December 25 Russ Berrie 69 Founder of toy
2002_in_games
1980 board game
Foibles: A View of 20th Century Fads. New York: Facts on File. p. 201. Sackson, Sid (1982). A Gamut of Games. New York: Pantheon Books. p. 198. Vasey, Charles
Dallas: A Game of the Ewing Family
Dallas:_A_Game_of_the_Ewing_Family
Type of two player board game
Other than Chess. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-827401-7. Sackson, Sid (1991). The Book of Classic Board Games. Klutz Press, Palo Alto, CA.
Fox_games
Board game
Gygax, and Outdoor Survival – Black Gate". 28 July 2013. Sackson, Sid (March–April 1974). "Sackson on Games". Strategy & Tactics. No. 23. Brassinne, Michel
Outdoor_Survival
Business simulation board game
CA: Sage Publications. pp. 372–373. ISBN 0-8039-1375-3. Sackson, Sid (March–April 1974). "Sackson on Games". Strategy & Tactics. No. 23. Management at BoardGameGeek
Management_(game)
Card game
History Behind Them Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. ISBN 9780762473519 Sackson, Sid (1994). Card Games Around the World. Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-28100-0
Old_maid_(card_game)
Strategy board game
Retrieved 3 January 2026. "Bashni". BoardGameGeek. Retrieved 3 January 2026. Sackson, Sid (1982) [1st Pub. 1969, Random House, New York]. "Blue and Gray". A Gamut
Checkers
American card game of the hearts group for three to six players
(1939). The Complete Book of Card Games. London: H.F. & G. Witherby. Sackson, Sid (1 June 1994). Card Games Around the World (reprint ed.). Courier Corporation
Black_Lady
1959 naval board wargame
Revisiting the Avalon Hill Classics, Part II". Simulacrum. No. 12. pp. 28–29. Sackson, Sid (1965). A Gamut of Games. Random House. p. 193. "Avalon Hill to launch
U-Boat_(game)
Strategy game
ISBN 978-1-4673-9091-0. "Trax Archives". Trax Game. Retrieved 18 May 2022. Sackson, Sid (1992). A Gamut of Games. Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, Inc
Trax_(board_game)
2018. Archived from the original on 2025-09-15. Retrieved 2025-09-15. Sackson, Sid (1970-12-06). "Do not pass Go, do not dispose of solid wastes". Chicago
Layman_Allen
Tabletop social game
Oriental Research. 286 (1): 1–5. doi:10.2307/1357113. JSTOR 1357113. Sackson, Sid (1983) [1969]. A Gamut of Games. New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-09-153340-3
Board_game
1979 card game
has a rating of 5.8 out of 10 based on 399 ratings on BoardGameGeek. Sackson, Sid (1982) [1969]. A Gamut of Games (2 ed.). New York: Pantheon Books. p
The_Mad_Magazine_Card_Game
Board game
1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (42). Steve Jackson Games: 31. Sackson, Sid (1982) [1969]. A Gamut of Games (2 ed.). New York: Pantheon Books. p
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SID SACKSON
SID SACKSON
Male
Portuguese
Portuguese form of Latin Theodosius, TEODÓSIO means "god-giving."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French
From Saint Denis; Variant of Sidney from St Denis
Male
Babylonian
, I trust in Sin!
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of Old French Jean, SIÔN means "God is gracious."
Male
English
Short form of English Simon, SIM means "hearkening."
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian, Slovak and Slovenian form of Hebrew David, DÃVID means "beloved."
Male
English
Masculine short form of English unisex Sidney, SID means "St. Denis."
Male
English
Short form of English Gideon, GID means "cutter down; hewer," i.e. "mighty warrior."
Female
Welsh
Feminine form of Welsh Siôn, SIÔNED means "God is gracious." This is the Welsh form of English Janet.
Boy/Male
English American French
Wide Island: south of the water; 'from St. Denis'.
Female
Welsh
Welsh form of English Jane, SIÂN means "God is gracious."
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of Greek Georgios, SIÔR means "earth-worker, farmer."
Female
German
 Feminine form of German Aloïs, ALOÃSIA means "famous warrior."
Male
Slovene
Slovene form of Roman Latin Vitus, VID means "life."
Female
Norse
Old Norse name derived from the word sif, SIV means "bride, wife." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of Þórr.
Male
English
Pet form of Middle English Sibald, SIB means "bold victory."
Male
German
Abbreviated form of German Ägidius, ÄGID means "kid; young goat" or "shield of goatskin."
Female
Norse
Variant spelling of Old Norse Siv, SIF means "bride."
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of Greek Georgios, SIÔRS means "earth-worker, farmer."
Male
English
Short form of English unisex Sydney, SYD means "St. Denis."
SID SACKSON
SID SACKSON
Girl/Female
Indian
Worship, Hymns sang in praise of God, Divine fire in ritual
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Born of the Sun
Girl/Female
Arabic
Soft
Male
English
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, from the Norman French phrase de l'isle, LYLE means "from the island."
Girl/Female
American, British, Czech, English, German, Greek, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Ukrainian
Pure; Torture; Form of Catherine
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Traditional
One who Longs for the Divine Light
Female
Egyptian
, the great, or, the first.
Boy/Male
Tamil
King of king
Boy/Male
Tamil
Badrinath | பதà¯à®°à¯€à®¨à®¾à®¤
Lord of mount Badri
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Latin
Gives Pleasure
SID SACKSON
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v. t.
An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid.
a.
Having a paddle wheel on each side; -- said of steam vessels; as, a side-wheel steamer.
n.
Six. See Sise.
superl.
Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger; the mid hour of night.
supperl.
Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors.
v. i.
To lean on one side.
v. t.
To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.
n.
Gloves made of kid.
a.
Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral.
n.
An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.
imp. & p. p.
of Rid
v. t.
To hold a session; to be in session for official business; -- said of legislative assemblies, courts, etc.; as, the court sits in January; the aldermen sit to-night.
v. t.
To check with a skid, as wagon wheels.
supperl.
Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
n.
A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
a.
Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a side issue; a side view or remark.
v. t.
To cover with sod; to turf.