Sunday 28 December 1969
Holy Innocents
First Sunday after Christmas
362nd day - 3 days to come
Wrote letters to:
James M. Nichols (thru Martin Gardner)
Joseph A. Weisbecker (thru AGOG - after phone call)
Miss Ruth C. Patmore (wff in Proof - S&T column)
Mr. Lynn R. Johnson (3-D CHESS - S&T column)
Gary Silver (thru Martin Gardner)
Bill Caruson (3M - S&T column)
Mrs. Constance Herrick (Parker - S&T column)
Matte Smell Games Inc. (see 12/22 - asked for review copy)
Mr. Donald Derezinski (FOCUS order)
Park Plastics Co. ($2 for cards for GROUP THERAPY)
(cont. from 12/29) [12/29]
SUM-UP : - This obviously is the card number game.
OCTRIX : - Eight hands are played. 8 tricks in a hand.
Object is to win 88 points. (This is just a rough idea
from the outside of the box.) (I wonder if
this is too close too PE-LING. Actually not, since
this is a trick-taking game, not a RUMMY type.)
He also saw the Agon games, (see 5/21) being test marketed.
NODDLE, etc.
(cont. 12/17)
(cont. from 12/30) [12/30]
name MAN IN SPACE. It is based on the 21 manned
space flights by the U.S.
(cont. from 12/27) [12/31]
Claude brought me the Random House advertisement in New York Magazine
which contains AGOG. He also brought me a different
advertisement for DYNASTY from New York Magazine.
[started 12/31]
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