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MONDAY 21 DECEMBER 1970 <br> | |||
St. Thomas, Apostle <br> | |||
Pilgrims landed 1620 <br> | |||
355th day - 10 days to come | |||
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Rcd. a letter from <u>Bill Caruson</u> and also a copy of the "Bluffer's Guide to Wine". He doesn't see how it can be made into an interesting game. If I want to try it is completely on speculation that I can come up with something they, 3M, will like. | Rcd. a letter from <u>Bill Caruson</u> and also a copy of the "Bluffer's Guide to Wine". He doesn't see how it can be made into an interesting game. If I want to try it is completely on speculation that I can come up with something they, 3M, will like. | ||
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At "Brentanos" saw the "Decon" games again (See 12/1). <br> | At "Brentanos" saw the "Decon" games again (See 12/1). <br> | ||
<u>KONO</u> was said to be called <u>O-PAT-KO-NO</u> in Korea. Checked in "Culin" and found it (pg. 102). <br> | <u>KONO</u> was said to be called <u>O-PAT-KO-NO</u> in Korea. Checked in "Culin" and found it (pg. 102). <br> | ||
<u>CORNERED</u> is played on a board as shown. [diagram to right of text] The black player moves one space along a line but may not move backwards (I am pretty sure that sideways is O.K.). White can move in any direction. (Who moves first?) Black wins by hemming white, white by escaping. There are no captures. <br> | <u>CORNERED</u> is played on a board as shown. <br> | ||
Looked at <u>ZONAL CHESS</u>, since Henry did not send me the rules yet. The board is as shown. [ | [diagram of hexagonal shape divided into right triangles. Three dark circles and one light circle included. (to right of text)] <br> | ||
The black player moves one space along a line but may not move backwards (I am pretty sure that sideways is O.K.). White can move in any direction. (Who moves first?) Black wins by hemming white, white by escaping. There are no captures. <br> | |||
Looked at <u>ZONAL CHESS</u>, since Henry did not send me the rules yet. The board is as shown. <br> | |||
[Diagram of a large gridded play field. 124 small squares comprise the board. 4 corner spots are shaded. 4 spots adjacent to those spaces are marked with a 'P'. Diagram is to left of text] <br> | |||
The Standard field is set up as in the regular game. Each player has two additional pawns starting as shown. <br> | |||
In the standard field all moves are as usual. <br> | In the standard field all moves are as usual. <br> | ||
The 4 shaded spaces are "neutral" and a pc. reaching one must stop there until the next move. <br> | The 4 shaded spaces are "neutral" and a pc. reaching one must stop there until the next move. <br> | ||
A rook, bishop, or queen in a zone may make as many turns as it wishes. | A rook, bishop, or queen in a zone <s>may m</s> may make as many turns as it wishes, keeping to its regular move between turns, and can <br> | ||
leave the zone (except over a neutral space) and enter <br> | |||
the standard field. A rook or queen can pass across <br> | |||
the standard field and enter the opposite zone, but <br> | |||
cannot turn in that zone. Nor can a piece extering [sic] <br> | |||
(cont. on 12/20) | |||