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Sid Sackson (February 4, 1920, Chicago – November 6, 2002) was a prolific American board game designer and collector. 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 in 1981. 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. For several years in the mid-1970s, Sid Sackson wrote a monthly column for ''Strategy & Tactics'' magazine called “Sackson on Games” 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.〔starting at 01:12. http://www.npr.org/2015/02/08/384533313/two-is-company-three-is-a-crowd〕 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 York. ==Honors== Sackson was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design's Hall of Fame, along with ''Acquire'', in 2011.〔(Origins Awards Hall of Fame for Sackson )〕 He was honored as a "famous game designer" by being featured as the king of diamonds in Flying Buffalo's 2011 Famous Game Designers Playing Card Deck.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Poker Deck )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sid Sackson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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