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in subscribing to ''<u>S & T</u>''. Instead of going downtown he asked <br> | in subscribing to ''<u>S & T</u>''. Instead of going downtown he asked <br> | ||
if he could bring me the money. I told | if he could bring me the money. I told him to come over. <br> | ||
While waiting, I called <u>Jim Dunnigan</u> and he told me to <br> | While waiting, I called <u>Jim Dunnigan</u> and he told me to <br> | ||
take $11 from him. Also it was O.K. to give him a copy <br> | take $11 from him. Also it was O.K. to give him a copy <br> | ||
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{Faculty of Economics <br> | {Faculty of Economics <br> | ||
{(Operational Research) | {(Operational Research) | ||
<u>Michael Hayes</u> has privately published a game called <br> | |||
<u>THE WAR LORD</u>. [WARLORD??] It is an abstract war game of a type similar <br> | |||
to <u>RISK</u>. The fighting is done something like this: A player <br> | |||
wishing to invade commits from 1 to 6 armies by secretly <br> | |||
turning over a die. The attacked player guesses the number. <br> | |||
If correct that many are destroyed. If not the other player's <br> | |||
invasion is successful. If he wants to continue his advance <br> | |||
he has to commit a larger number since only those can be <br> | |||
used in further advances. Players receive one new army <br> | |||
for each capital city occupied; a new army for a certain <br> | |||
number of industrial areas; a new army for a greater <br> | |||
number of rural areas, etc. [illegible crossed out] <br> | |||
In attacking if the defender has a high ground or <br> | |||
water protection the opponent is limited to the number of armies, <br> | |||
making it easier to be guessed. <br> | |||
Lowell brought two copies as presents but he'll bring me a <br> | |||
review copy tomorrow and mail one as a present. <br> | |||
He mentioned a naval battle <u>GAME</u>, also privately printed, <br> | |||
which is a real simulation. I suggested he send that to ''<u>S & T</u>'' <br> | |||
directly. | |||