Sid Sackson

Sid Sackson (1920–November 6, 2002) was a significant American board game designer.

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1920 - November 6 - 2002 - Board game

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His most popular creation is probably the business game Acquire. Other games he designed include Can't Stop and Focus (Domination), which won the prestigious German Spiel des Jahres game design award.

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Acquire - Can't Stop - Focus - Spiel des Jahres

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Other notable works include his books, especially A Gamut of Games and Card Games 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.

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A Gamut of Games - Card Games Around the World

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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.

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Game developer - Auction

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