Sid Sackson (02/04/1920 - 11/06/2002) was a prolific game designer, whose best-known works were board games such as Acquire, Can't Stop, Focus, Bazaar, Executive Decision, Sleuth, and Venture.
Sid also created a popular solitaire game called Bowling Solitaire, which was published in his book A Gamut of Games, and which simulates a game of ten-pin bowling.
See also: The Great Games of Sid Sackson by Bob Claster.