What´s new ?

Hier werden alle Änderungen an der Homepage mit Datum vermerkt - allerdings nur kurz und knapp.
Here you will find a short notice (together with the date) for all changes of the homepage.

Datum

Änderungen

Links

27.03.22 Japanese Acquire version Acquire
12.03.22 Some pictures and information added - Calcipot, Ex. Game Library, Olympia Quiz, High Bid and some more. Added Designer of Egghead or Chicken, etc. Calcipot, Ex. G. Library, O. Quiz,
High Bid
26.11.21 Mad Mate - Added the rules
some links removed, pictures of Master Maze added
Mad Mate
09.03.21 Advertising: 3M Valleyopoly - A Monopoly clone Advertising
09.03.21 Advertising: A lot of playing cards added Advertising
15.01.21 Puzzle: A puzzle in a metal box from 2002 Puzzle from 2002
30.06.19 Blue Line Hockey: Additional version infos Blue Line Hockey
21.06.19 Teach Key Math / Reading and Spelling: Additional version infos Teach Key Reading and Spelling
01.09.18 Store catalog: German advertising catalog from 1969 German Catalog
18.05.18 Privacy Policy (DSGVO) Privacy Policy
11.06.16 1st ed of Stocks&Bonds with black board and some background information about a Sleuth prototype picture. Stocks&Bonds, Sleuth
14.03.15 Teach Key For Beginners: First pictures of this game Teach Key For Beginners
16.11.14 Update: Sid Sackson's correspondence with 3M, background information:
Rules of Vacation and Decision added (both prototype names of Acquire)
3M internals
23.03.14 Some Updates of variants with pictures by Doug Jacobson:
Coverless Sportgames, Early Sum Times, Breakthru with stone like pieces
Win. Place & Show
Thinking Man´s Golf
Sum Times
Breakthru
23.03.14 Sid Sackson's correspondence with 3M, background information 3M internals
25.01.14 An article from a 3M internal newspaper 3M intern 1987
04.01.14 The Problem Solver: Update of part 2: Go Problem solver
04.01.14 Executive Game Library: 3M games as advertising gift. Executive Game Library
04.01.14 A 3M Sport Sales Book: Sales material of early 3M sport games 3M Sport Sales Book
04.01.14 Options: A new 3M bookcase game (prototype), 1970 Options
09.09.12 TV interview: Bill Caruson, 3M sales manager, 1964 TV interview
09.09.12 Advertising: 2 advertising sheets from 1962 Advertising sheets
24.07.12 Jumpin: Unclassified version info Jumpin
24.07.12 Store catalog: Advertising catalog from 1966 Catalog
24.07.12 Store catalog: Advertising catalog from 1971 Catalog
23.07.12 Informations about 3M company: The 3M Story and Annual Reports 3M Story
23.07.12 Teach Key Math / Reading and Spelling: Additional version infos Teach Key Math
Teach Key Reading and Spelling
23.07.12 Bingo Cards: Bingo cards and special markers Bingo cards
23.07.12 Breakthru:  "BREAKTHRU" on spine in all upper case letters Breakthru
23.07.12 Oh Wah Ree: Very small A-type block logo Oh Wah Ree
23.07.12 Acquire: Misprint of board Acquire
23.07.12 Paper games: Display for selling the games Paper Games
29.12.11 Twixt: Oversized version with wooden board Twixt
28.12.11 Long Green: Advertising object of 3M Photographic Products Long Green
28.12.11 A 3M Sales Book: Sales material of early 3M bookcases 3M Sales Book
03.04.11 Another: Some informations added Another
31.10.10 Breakthru: early variant with different Rules and letter included Breakthru
31.10.10 Chess: early variant/Prototyp? from 1968 Chess
11.02.10 Spell and Learn Spell and Learn
01.03.09 Egghead or Chicken: Expansion Set II and Set III Egghead or Chicken
01.03.09 Update Bid & Bluff: Paper labels of tin box Bid & Bluff
21.02.09 Phlounder fat box: very first version with different board Phlounder
21.02.09 Acquire Worldmap: Info about front picture Acquire
08.02.09 Dial&Learn: different version added Dial&Learn
04.05.08 Author of Jati bookshelf game found ! Jati
22.01.06 Feudal, Mimikri, Thinking Man´s Basketball pages updated Feudal , Mimikri, Basketball
27.03.05 Homepage transfered to new provider! www.rosenbaum-games.de
11.12.04 Jati-Puzzler: Some corrections Jati-Puzzler
04.12.04 Facts in Five: Some corrections Facts in Five
11.11.03 3M Carton for Phlounder game 3M box
09.11.03 Foil Gamette: Scan of rules included Gamettes
22.06.03 Foil butterbox: oversized first edition with black base. Foil oversized butterbox
22.06.03 Foil bookcase: A prototype and correction copy of Sid Sackson. Foil Prototype
15.02.03 Pictures of Teach Key Math / Reading and Spelling included Math   Reading&Spelling
21.01.03 Update of rare items page. Rare Items
15.01.03 The GAMESMAN #6, 1971: A review about 3M games together with an article by Sid himself. The Gamesman #6
15.01.03 High Bid: The Butterbox Version High Bid Butterbox
12.01.03 High Bid: The rare Oversized Gamette High Bid Oversized Gamette
12.01.03 High Bid: Mini-Bookcase - A rare new version known since end of 2002 High Bid Mini Bookcase
11.01.03 Another: A prototype game by Sid Sackson (not a 3M game) Another
10.01.03 A prototype of Executive Decision by Sid Sackson Executive Decision Prototype
09.01.03 A prototype of Sleuth by Sid Sackson Sleuth Prototype
09.01.03 A prototype of Ploy by Frank J. Thibault / 1968 Ploy Prototype
08.01.03 A prototype of Contigo by Frank J. Thibault / 1970 Contigo Prototype 
(and Contigo page)
06.01.03 Ploy,1969: A Letter from F. Thibault to Sid Sackson about Ploy and other things. Was included in Ploy prototype game. A Letter about Ploy
03.01.03 1975,Letter: Agreements Sid Sackson / 3M Agreements
03.01.03 Bazaar, 1976: A letter from Sid Sackson to Avalon Hill about this game A Letter about Bazaar
03.01.03 On November 6, 2002, Sid Sackson passed away at the age of 82 after a long illness Sid Sackson
05.11.01 Links: Zillions rules file for"Yucata" and "Rasende Roboter" Links
08.09.01 Update of Octrix Butterbox Octrix Butterbox
16.06.01 Master Maze: In uncommon Store Demonstrator Master Maze
16.06.01 Big League Baseball: The uncommon MIni-Sportgame format. Now find here the complete description. Big League Baseball
04.06.01 Update of the link list.
By the way: I hope to  update this site with a few more 3M infos next time. Last half year I was very busy with some other hobbies.
Links
21.01.01 3M Store Catalog, 72 pages, 1974 3M Store Catalog 1974
25.11.00 3M Store Catalog, 72 pages, 1973 3M Store Catalog 1973
25.11.00 Update of The 3M Problem Solvers: The Go game. 3M Problem Solvers
25.11.00 Update of Tryce Butterbox (#2) Tryce Butterbox
27.08.00 Only an info:There is no Jati bookshelf with Scorecards !
(There was a wrong posting on eBay)
Jati
27.08.00 German edition of Blue Line Hockey inserted. Blue Line Hockey
16.07.00 3M Store Catalog, 62 pages, 1972 3M Store Catalog 1972
16.07.00 Orbis 1 & 2: 2 3M puzzles - only published in germany. Orbis 1 & 2
16.07.00 Jati Puzzler actualized. Jati Puzzler
21.05.00 Total Out. Two different versions of this eduplaytional game. Total Out
30.04.00 The 3M Problem Solvers: 4 different 3M advertising games. Published in England only. 3M Problem Solvers
19.03.00 Nimbi: A game for 2 players. Published in germany only.
A "Zillions Rules File" for PC available !
Nimbi
04.03.00 Thinking Man´s Football: A misprint of the plastic cover ! Front shows "Pro Football". Thinking Man´s Football
20.02.00 Facts In Five: "3-part greyscaled back" edition from 1966; the well known standard editions are from 1967. Facts In Five
20.02.00 Big League Baseball: The uncommon MIni-Sportgame format; this format is known since a few months -
see Pro Football !
Big League Baseball
30.01.00 A search feature is now included - you can now search the homepage for special keywords. See top frame.
22.01.00 Foil oversized Butterbox included Foil Butterbox
16.01.00 Foil Prototyp (bookcase) included Foil Bookcase
13.01.00 Octrix Butterbox included. Octrix Butterbox
08.01.00 Beschreibung der frühen Ausgaben von High Bid aufgenommen High Bid
05.01.00 Beschreibung der frühen Phlounder Ausgaben aufgenommen. Phlounder
04.01.00 Beschreibung von Oh-Wah-Ree aufgenommen. Oh-Wah-Ree
03.01.00 Twixt: Die übergroßen Buchschuber mit Holzsteinen bzw. Plastiksteinen ! Twixt
27.12.99 Beschreibung der Foil Butterbox Version Foil Butterbox
24.11.99 Sum Up in der seltenen Butterbox Version Sum Up Butterbox
14.11.99 Beschreibung der beiden Kinderspiel "Egghead or Chicken" und "Dial & Learn". Egghead or Chicken,
Dial & Learn
31.10.99 Beschreibung der Paper Games (USA Ausgaben) erstellt; mit Regeln und Spielplänen, sodaß man sie ausdrucken, kopieren und nachspielen kann. Paper Games
31.10.99 Links zu Gamette-Beschreibungen ergänzt Gamettes
10.10.99 Genaue Beschreibung der "Mini-Ausgabe" von Pro Football. Pro Football
27.9.99 Links zu den Vorläufern der Frantix und Hectix Puzzles und zum Autor Stewart Coffin ergänzt. Linkliste ergänzt. Puzzle's , Linkliste
26.9.99 Ergänzung zum Jati Action Puzzler jati-Puzzler
23.9.99 Man mag es nicht glauben, aber es ist ein bisher unbekanntes Geschicklichkeitsspiel mit dem Namen jati aufgetaucht !! jati-Puzzler
23.9.99 Update PUZZLEs: Das 6-te Wood Puzzle ist aufgetaucht:
Kitten !
Puzzle's
23.9.99 Update PUZZLEs: Das 5-te Wood Puzzle ist aufgetaucht:
The Lighthouse !
Puzzle's
21.8.99 Kleine 3M Datenbank im Excelformat mit Informationen (auch über enthaltenes Spielmaterial) vieler 3M Spiele,  die momentan auf der Homepage noch nicht näher erläutert werden.Insbesondere die Standardausgaben - allerdings alles noch ohne Gewähr ! Index
17.8.99 Eine Neuigkeit bei den Sportspielen: Eine "Mini-Ausgabe" von Pro Football ist aufgetaucht ! Pro Football
05.08.99 Da es mit Crosswinds Probleme gibt, habe ich alles wieder hier auf den T-Online Server verlegt. Sorry, wenn es hier die letzten Wochen von mit unbemerkt Probleme gab !
10.7.99 Update Advertising Games, Update Mr. President Adv. Games, Mr.President
3.7.99 Mad Mate ergänzt Mad Mate
3.7.99 Update PUZZLEs: Das 4-te Wood Puzzle ist aufgetaucht ! Puzzle's
20.6.99 Update PUZZLEs: Das 2-te und 3-te Wood Puzzle Puzzle's
8.6.99 Update Stocks & Bonds - single leaf chalkboard Stocks & Bonds
5.6.99 Kurzinfo Hectix Hectix
5.6.99 Acquire: die berühmte Worldmap-Ausgabe Acquire/Worldmap
25.5.99 Update der Wantlist, etc. Suche & Biete
23.5.99 Update von Tryce Tryce
19.5.99 Jumpin compact bookshelf game Jumpin
5.5.99 Tryce Stülpboxen Tryce
3.5.99 Da schon Platzprobleme auftauchen(schon 2,5MB), werden neue Bilder jetzt versuchsweise nach Crosswinds verlagert; die Ladezeiten werden hier leider etwas länger sein. Nicht mehr verfügbar
3.5.99 Foil: Die graue (Erst-)Ausgabe Foil
24.4.99 Die frühen Holzversionen des Quinto Quinto
18.4.99 Stocks & Bonds Versionen Stocks & Bonds
18.4.99 Die 2 frühen Versionen von Mr. President Mr. President
15.3.99 Nieuport 27 - Ein 300-Teile Holzpuzzle ; ein meines Wissens bis jetzt noch unbekanntes Spiel von 3M Nieuport 27
7.3.99 Listen zu jedem Spieletyp ergänzt Liste
3.3.99 Beschreibung der Jatis Jati
1.3.99 Erstinstallation. home

(12.03.22 G. Rosenbaum)