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'''SATURDAY 10 JULY 1971''' <br> | |||
191st day - 174 days to come | 191st day - 174 days to come | ||
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<u>Felicia</u> called saying she had lost her notes on yesterday's conversation. Told her about the Castle offer for <u>AGOG</u>. She'll set up a meeting with Harvey Gardner early next week and I'll bring him a copy of <u>AGOG</u> and we'll discuss the matter. She also thinks it possible for both deals to go thru. | <u>Felicia</u> called saying she had lost her notes on yesterday's <br> | ||
conversation. Told her about the Castle offer for <u>''AGOG''</u>. She'll <br> | |||
set up a meeting with Harvey Gardner early next week and I'll <br> | |||
bring him a copy of <u>''AGOG''</u> and we'll discuss the matter. She <br> | |||
also thinks it possible for both deals to go thru. | |||
Arthur called to tell me he couldn't contact Felicia yesterday. Told him I'd be seeing her early next week. He'll check with <u>Wald</u> (who is away for the weekend) Monday and call me about the question on <u>POWUR</u> and I'll pass the information to Felicia. | Arthur called to tell me he couldn't contact Felicia yesterday. Told <br> | ||
He had a new idea for his <u>GAME</u> with "the green deck" to stop the type of play I used. When a player calls "green" he must reach it within a number of cards equal to the number of cards he has already called (For example if he has called 6 cards, regardless of how many are "correct" and how many are "wrong," he must reach the green card in 6 cards.) If he does not reach the green in the req'd number he does not count the cards after the green as "correct", but only those before the green are counted "wrong." | him I'd be seeing her early next week. He'll check with <u>Wald</u> <br> | ||
(who is away for the weekend) Monday and call me about the <br> | |||
question on <u>POWUR</u> and I'll pass the information to Felicia. <br> | |||
He had a new idea for his <u>GAME</u> with "the green deck" to <br> | |||
stop the type of play I used. When a player calls "green" <br> | |||
he must reach it within a number of cards equal to the number <br> | |||
of cards he has already called (For example if he has called <br> | |||
6 cards, regardless of how many are "correct" and how many <br> | |||
are "wrong," he must reach the green card in 6 cards.) If he <br> | |||
does not reach the green in the req'd number he does not count <br> | |||
the cards after the green as "correct", but only those before <br> | |||
the green are counted "wrong." | |||
<u>Claude</u> called. I told him of Hallmark's | <u>Claude</u> called. I told him of Hallmark's [apparent] interest in word <br> | ||
games and suggested that he work on his word <u>GAME</u>. | |||
Showed <u>RECONSTRUCTION</u> and <u>THE WORM TURNS</u> to <u>Phil & | Showed <u>RECONSTRUCTION</u> and <u>THE WORM TURNS</u> to <u>Phil & Annette</u>. <br> | ||
Phil was fairly interested in the former, with Elliot even <br> | |||
more so. I found a third solution for the latter. | |||
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(cont. from 7/9) [7/9] | (cont. from 7/9) [7/9] <br> | ||
player in turn plays any of his pcs. he wishes, and at either end of the figure. | player in turn plays any of his pcs. he wishes, and at <br> | ||
Played it with BB and the arbitrary division of the pcs. wasn't very satisfactory. Tried each choosing a pc. in turn but this tended to become routine. The best idea would be to have a number, from 1 to 12, on each pc. and to have 12 small cards numbered 1 to 12. | either end of the figure. Played it with BB and the arbitrary division of the pcs. <br> | ||
wasn't very satisfactory. Tried each choosing a pc. in <br> | |||
turn but this tended to become routine. The best idea <br> | |||
would be to have a number, from 1 to 12, on each pc. and <br> | |||
to have 12 small cards numbered 1 to 12. <br> | |||
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(cont. from 7/12) [7/23] | (cont. from 7/12) [7/23] | ||
<u>PERPLEXING PUZZLES AND TANTALIZING TEASERS</u>(Children's puzzles) He will give me the 5th book of the series, with <u>FOCUS</u>, when it comes out. | <u>''PERPLEXING PUZZLES AND TANTALIZING TEASERS''</u>(Children's <br> | ||
Looked at the copy of <u>WORD WAYS</u> with <u>CORRESPONDENCE CRASH</u>. Seems to be the same as published in <u>NOST-ALGIA</u>, except that it made clear that only the number of "crashes | puzzles) He will give me the 5th book of the series, with <br> | ||
Martin corresponds with a Japanese writer who translates his books. This fellow sent him a book of puzzles, from which he got the idea of doing a column on <u>HALMA</u>. | <u>FOCUS</u>, when it comes out. <br> | ||
Looked at the copy of <u>WORD WAYS</u> with <u>CORRESPONDENCE CRASH</u>. Seems <br> | |||
to be the same as published in <u>NOST-ALGIA</u>, except that it made <br> | |||
clear that only the number of "crashes" is given, not the location. <br> | |||
Martin corresponds with a Japanese writer who translates <br> | |||
his books. This fellow sent him a book of puzzles, from <br> | |||
which he got the idea of doing a column on <u>HALMA</u>. <br> | |||
(cont. on 6/6) | (cont. on 6/6) | ||