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== Saturday 3 January 1970 == | == Saturday 3 January 1970 == | ||
3rd day - 362 days to come | 3rd day - 362 days to come | ||
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Packaging [crossout] <u>TOTALLY--</u> during day. Played several games | Packaging [illegible crossout] <u>TOTALLY--</u> during day. Played several games | ||
with BB. | with BB. | ||
Rcd. the letter from <u>Charles Wibel</u> with the rules for the | Rcd. the letter from <u>Charles Wibel</u> with the rules for the | ||
advanced version of <u>QUADS</u>.<br> | advanced version of <u>QUADS</u>.<br> | ||
Played <u>QUADS</u>, me against <u>Dale & | Played <u>QUADS</u>, me against <u>Dale & Phil</u>. One game with the | ||
regular rules and one with the advanced. The first was quite [crossout] | regular rules and one with the advanced. The first was quite [illegible crossout] | ||
easy as I found before. But the latter offered more challenge. | easy as I found before. But the latter offered more challenge. | ||
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(cont. from 1/5) [1/5] | (cont. from 1/5) [1/5] | ||
<u>ECOPLANY</u>. By rolling dice, each participant is tossed from | <u>ECOPLANY</u>. By rolling dice, each participant is tossed from <br> | ||
recessions to failing harvests to baby booms. Unless he learns quickly, | recessions to failing harvests to baby booms. Unless he learns quickly, <br> | ||
a novice will find himself strikebound, bankrupt or on the verge | a novice will find himself strikebound, bankrupt or on the verge <br> | ||
of civil war in no time.<br> | of civil war in no time.<br> | ||
The game, which sells at $12 a set, suggests some trans- | The game, which sells at $12 a set, suggests some trans- <br> | ||
atlantic variations. In a direct adaptation, Americans could play | atlantic variations. In a direct adaptation, Americans could play <br> | ||
<u>NONPLANY</u>, in which participants must act like members of the | <u>NONPLANY</u>, in which participants must act like members of the <br> | ||
President's Council of Economic Advisers. Other possibilities:<br> | President's Council of Economic Advisers. Other possibilities:<br> | ||
<u>GENERATION GAP</u> (gain points by making the adversary feel mid- | <u>GENERATION GAP</u> (gain points by making the adversary feel mid- <br> | ||
dle aged and irrelevant), <u>SILENT MAJORITY</u> (you win by giving the | dle aged and irrelevant), <u>SILENT MAJORITY</u> (you win by giving the <br> | ||
best impression of Spiro Agnew, lose if you sound more like Eric | best impression of Spiro Agnew, lose if you sound more like Eric <br> | ||
Sevareid), <u>ACADEMIC</u> (up for snagging a federal consulting job, down if | Sevareid), <u>ACADEMIC</u> (up for snagging a federal consulting job, down if <br> | ||
students smoke your cigars). There could even be <u>PRESIDENCY</u>, which | students smoke your cigars). There could even be <u>PRESIDENCY</u>, which <br> | ||
no one could possibly win if he was once defeated for the office and | no one could possibly win if he was once defeated for the office and <br> | ||
then lost the governorship of California. | then lost the governorship of California. | ||