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Silver and Mr. Black. However, when Pratt's patent expired, he sold all the rights to his game for around $ 14,000(USD) in the early 60s. It was at this time that the version was altered by shortening the number of characters and weapons to only six of each instead of nine. This was done to reduce game play time for those who believed that each round of Pratt's version took too long to complete. In spite of the alterations, some variations of the original version survived and are still available in select locations throughout the world to this day.
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