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SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 1971 9th day - 356 days to come

Played PLANES with the Laurences. First game with a trick being allowed to be taken whenever a player wishes, and there are 5 or more on the plane. This is done instead of placing a piece. This did not permit too much build up. A new rule that did work out was having 2 pieces in a common pool and each player having a face up piece. When it is his turn a player adds his piece to the pool, having a choice of 3 pieces. Phil suggested the rule that a trick could not be taken off until at least two intersecting planes had 5 or more pieces on them. This worked good. I added the rule that after taking a trick the player made a play on the plane that he had just emptied. We played that after all pieces were entered planes with less than 5 could be taken as a trick. Afterwards I decided that I would prohibit a trick of one piece (which would result, at worst, in 3 pieces being left). Another idea I had which we didn't try was that of dividing the pieces at the start so that each team, or player, had his own. These are put face down and shuffled for drawing. This will avoid the situation where most of the pieces belong to one team at a particular time.

(cont. from 1/11) [1/13]

Jim was supposed to bring me a copy of STALINGRAD 3 but forgot. Said he'd mail it. THe Press Card should be sent to me soon.

Called Claude. Asked him if he wanted a copy of THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO GAMBLING which I bought in duplicate by mistake. He didn't see much use to him. Suggested that I might have use for some of the illustrations some time.

Jim Dunnigan needs my next S&T column about the middle of February.

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(cont. from 1/8) [3/3] At Mattel Pat Madden showed me BLARNEY. A game based on giving phoney word definitions. A mechanical gadget lets one player know what the true definition is. Players bet on the truth or falsity. (Very rough idea.) [started 3/3]

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English SATURDAY 9 JANUARY
1971 9th day - 356 days to come


Played PLANES with the Laurences. First game with
a trick being allowed to be taken whenever a player
wishes, and there are 5 or more on the plane. This is done
instead of placing a piece. This did not permit too
much build up. A new rule that did work out was having
2 pieces in a common pool and each player having a
face up piece. When it is his turn a player adds his piece
to the pool, having a choice of 3 pieces.
Phil suggested the rule that a trick could not be
taken off until at least two intersecting planes
had 5 or more pieces on them. This worked good. I
added the rule that after taking a trick the player
made a play on the plane that he had just emptied.
We played that after all pieces were entered planes
with less than 5 could be taken as a trick. Afterwards
I decided that I would prohibit a trick of one piece
(which would result, at worst, in 3 pieces being left).
Another idea I had which we didn't try was that of
dividing the pieces at the start so that each team, or
player, had his own. These are put face down and
shuffled for drawing. This will avoid the situation where
most of the pieces belong to one team at a particular
time.


(cont. from 1/11) [1/13]
Jim was supposed to bring me a copy of
STALINGRAD 3 but forgot. Said he'd mail it. THe
Press Card should be sent to me soon.
Called Claude. Asked him if he wanted a copy of
THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO GAMBLING which I
bought in duplicate by mistake. He didn't see much use
to him. Suggested that I might have use for some
of the illustrations some time.
Jim Dunnigan needs my next S&T column about the
middle of February.
[started 1/13]
[crossed out line]


(cont. from 1/8) [3/3]
At Mattel Pat Madden showed me BLARNEY. A game based on
giving phoney word definitions. A mechanical gadget lets one
player know what the true definition is. Players bet on the
truth or falsity. (Very rough idea.)
[started 3/3]
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