Deer in the Headlights game game. Each dice includes a mix of standard numbers and specialized characters. The characters account for “special rolls” and are shown as a car, a running deer, or a deer in headlights. The number of the decks dealt out is up to the players. For instance, two players may choose to only deal out one deck. All of the cards in a deck must be dealt out; dealing out two decks of cards will result in a longer game depending on the number of players involved. Jokers are discarded from the deck. Space must be made in the center of
A Gamut of Games Abbott expanded his game Crossings, published here, into the more-refined title Epaminondas. Many of the games covered in the book were creations of Sid Sackson himself, who was a prolific game designer. The sections of the book and the games covered therein are as follows: "All of the games in this section use a standard pack of cards." "All of the games in this section use a checkerboard." "All of the games in this section are meant to be played with pencil and paper." A second edition of the book was published in 1982; Dover Publications released an unabridged reprint,