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To Long Island with <u>Claude</u> and Anne.
To Long Island with <u>Claude</u> and Anne.In Huntington saw  <br>
<u>EXECUTIVE DECISION</u> and <u>SLEUTH</u> in a big toy store.  <br>
I bought an 1969 copy of <u>OFFICIAL RULES OF CARD GAMES</u> (1969).  <br>
Had rules for <u>BOURE</u> or <u>BOORAY</u>.  <br>
In library had copy of <u>AGOG</u>. Also <u>ABBOTT'S NEW CATD GAMES</u>.  <br>
Mentioned to Claude about Hallmark and <u>RED LETTER</u> and their  <br>
saying that family word games are now top priority. He  <br>
said that he had an idea for a word <u>GAME</u>, which he hasn't  <br>
worked out completely yet. It is played with a deck of cards.  <br>
On the back are three letters, such as "N-E-M". On the  <br>
other side is one of the three letters. Players have a choice  <br>
of a number of cards placed back up in their effort to draw  <br>
cards to make words.  <br>
Claude asked if I would mind his submitting this to Hallmark.  <br>
Told him that undoubtedly other inventors are submitting word <br>
games, so why shouldn't he. <br>
In evening, back at their house, showed <u>RECONSTRUCTION</u> to <br>
Claude and to Anne. They were too tired to do much on it.  <br>
Claude did see some resemblance to <u>DEDUCTION</u>. However it  <br>
certainly is not a copy, and other inventors could come up with <br>
things like it. I said that I wouldn't submit it to Hallmark <br>
until <u>DEDUCTION</u> is settled. He appreciated that. <br>
Claude suggested that I could use different shaped fields <br>
[illegible crossed out] as well as rectangular. <br>
I mentioned that I had been thinking of making a newspaper <br>
column out of <u>RECONSTRUCTION</u>. He had been thinking of this for <br>
<u>DEDUCTION</u> before he submitted it to Hallmark. <br>
At Claude's mother's apt. looked at some of Claude's books and <br>
saw that he had <u>THEORY OF GAMES AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR</u> by <br>
John Van Neamann & Oskar Morganstern (John Wiley - 1964). It is a  <br>
$2.95 paperback. Either I or Claude will get me a copy <br>
for my library. <br>
Borrowed the game <u>RIDER'S UP</u> which Felicia gave to Claude.