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WEDNESDAY 23 JUNE 1971 174th day - 191 days to come

Rcd. June PLAYTHINGS. New products had TIC-TAC-THREE. Sent a card for further info on it.

Rcd. a letter from Charles Wibel of Gameophiles Unlimited. NEW TOWN will not be shipped until September and they'll send me a copy then.

Wrote to Donald McIntyre about his game ZEE-ZAG. Wrote to Robert Braunwart III about his request to use SUIT YOURSELF, SOLITAIRE DICE, PLANK, CUTTING CORNERS, NETWORK, and LAST WORD, in a book he is writing. Wrote to Harry Lee about his game NAME GAME. Wrote to Professor Tauber about his GAME based on the Periodic Table of Elements.

Called Fay Hertog to ask about my copies of AGOG. She checked with the one in charge and called back. She was told that my "affair is a disaster, but they're working on it."

Call from Felicia. She was supposed to have the Amberstones drop POWUR at her office but couldn't go there. Asked for Arthur's number. Told her. She called back to say that she got a wrong number twice, but that she couldn't take any more time.

Elliot wanted me to show him how to play TAM-BIT. Had him play a game with Debbie's boy friend Al. Elliot won, primarily because I helped him. Then played with Elliot myself, ending the game when I was way ahead. There is really more chance for skill than I had remembered.

(cont. from 6/24) [6/26] Atlantic Ocean with islands and other stops for ships, and Europe with the important cities. Players start by drawing from a pack of steamship tickets. These list a city in U.S., some stops on way and a city in Europe. In each turn a player makes one move along this list. Some are longer than others. When reach Europe draw a railroad ticket which lists a number of cities which are visited in the same way. Object is to reach Constantinople. If a player's ticket doesn't end at Constantinople he must keep taking new ones until one does. Then he draws from a third deck in effort to reach a port city. And finally a steamship ticket to return home. (Fairly complex idea.) ZYLO-CARTA (W.R. Norris, 145 Broadway - 1886. The board is con- structed of wood slats mounted on linen so that it can be rolled up. It shows a map of U.S. with holes at the important cities (roughly 100 of them). Different games (cont. on 6/20)

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English WEDNESDAY 23 JUNE
1971 174th day - 191 days to come


Rcd. June PLAYTHINGS. New products had TIC-TAC-THREE. Sent
a card for further info on it.
Rcd. a letter from Charles Wibel of Gameophiles Unlimited.
NEW TOWN will not be shipped until September and they'll
send me a copy then.
Wrote to Donald McIntyre about his game
ZEE-ZAG.
Wrote to Robert Braunwart III about his request to use
SUIT YOURSELF, SOLITAIRE DICE, PLANK, CUTTING CORNERS,
NETWORK, and LAST WORD, in a book he is writing.
Wrote to Harry Lee about his game NAME GAME.
Wrote to Professor Tauber about his GAME based on the
Periodic Table of Elements.
Called Fay Hertog to ask about my copies of AGOG. She checked
with the one in charge and called back. She was told that my
"affair is a disaster, but they're working on it."
Call from Felicia. She was supposed to have the Amberstones
drop POWUR at her office but couldn't go there. Asked
for Arthur's number. Told her. She called back to say
that she got a wrong number twice, but that she couldn't
take any more time.
Elliot wanted me to show him how to play TAM-BIT. Had him play
a game with Debbie's boy friend Al. Elliot won, primarily
because I helped him. Then played with Elliot myself, ending
the game when I was way ahead. There is really more chance
for skill than I had remembered.


(cont. from 6/24) [6/26]
Atlantic Ocean with islands and other stops for ships, and
Europe with the important cities. Players start by drawing
from a pack of steamship tickets. These list a city in U.S.,
some stops on way and a city in Europe. In each turn a player
makes one move along this list. Some are longer than others.
When reach Europe draw a railroad ticket which lists a number
of cities which are visited in the same way. Object is to reach
Constantinople. If a player's ticket doesn't end at Constantinople
he must keep taking new ones until one does. Then he draws
from a third deck in effort to reach a port city. And finally
a steamship ticket to return home. (Fairly complex idea.)
ZYLO-CARTA (W.R. Norris, 145 Broadway - 1886. The board is con-
structed of wood slats mounted on linen so that it can be
rolled up. It shows a map of U.S. with holes at the
important cities (roughly 100 of them). Different games
(cont. on 6/20)
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