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One of the mathematicians is working on <u>TIC-TAC-TOE</u> on <br> | One of the mathematicians is working on <u>TIC-TAC-TOE</u> on <br> | ||
various size fields. | various size fields. The 3 x [infinity] is trivial; first player <br> | ||
has an immediate win. The 4 x [infinity] has been worked out by <br> | |||
computer and first can force a win in a 4 x 28 (or close <br> | |||
to that, Martin not being sure). 4 in a row is req'd. The <br> | |||
5 x [infinity], with 5 in a row req'd, has not been determined yet. <br> | |||
If it works out that first player can force a win, then it would <br> | |||
apply to <u>GO-MOKU</u>, but not necessarily on the limited board. <br> | |||
<u>Peer Clahsen</u>, of Zurich, Switzerland came over with a girl who <br> | |||
drove him. He is a designer who has sold a number of clever <br> | |||
toy items to Creative Playthings. He did the game <br> | |||
<u>THREE DIMENSIONAL MILL</u> (see 11/21/68) which didn't sell - Martin has a set <br> | |||
He also has a game called <u>SYMBOLON</u> in Europe. It consists <br> | |||
of a peg board with pogs representing trees, houses, stores, <br> | |||
etc. He claims it is a competative game. Gave him my card <br> | |||
and he will send me a folder on it. <br> | |||
Martin showed him <u>''AGOG''</u> and he said he just got a copy and <br> | |||
was fascinated by it. <br> | |||
His purpose for the visit was to have Martin write about him <br> | |||
in the column. About the only opening Martin could think <br> | |||
of was mentioning <u>THREE DIMENSIONAL MILL</u> in an upcoming <br> | |||
column on <u>MILL</u>. <br> | |||
He is working on a <u>GAME</u> played with cubes on a board. <br> | |||
He has written a book, published, with word doodles <br> | |||
such as the one shown. <br> | |||
[Diagram: <br> | |||
I <br> | |||
THINK <br> | |||
THIN <br> | |||
IN <br> | |||
INK <br>] | |||
They are mainly in German but <br> | |||
he has some in English and a few in Italian, the <br> | |||
only languages he knows. <br> | |||
After Peer left I showed Martin the material on <u>HALMA</u>, <br> | |||
<u>SALTA</u>, <u>JUMPIN'</u> etc. we discussed yesterday. Also told him <br> | |||
that my edition of Encyclopedia Brittanica listed <u>George H. Monks</u>, <br> | |||
of Boston Mass. as the inventor of <u>HALMA</u> in 1883. <br> | |||
Left the copy of <u>GENIUS BLOCKS</u> that <u>Claude</u> wanted me to <br> | |||
give to him. <br> | |||
Showed Martin <u>SPACE STIX</u> and we played part of game. He liked it. <br>Told Martin about <u>SLEUTH</u>, and I should have told him sooner. He <br> | |||
just finished going over the page proofs of his book on <br> | |||
(cont. on 7/12) | |||