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'''Wednesday 22 September 1971''' <br>
265th day - 100 days to come
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Rcd. 12 answers to the <u>SLEUTH</u> problem.  One is a frustrated (by his
wife) game collector.  Another pointed out a similarity to <u>CLUE</u>. <br>
Rcd. Sept. ''<u>PLAYTHINGS</u>''. Had an ad for Kontrell's <u>NINETYSEVEN</u>, <u>HAVOC</u>
AND <u>RICOCHET</u>. <br>
Had an ad for Gameophiles Unlimited.  Listed <u>PENTAGON</u>, <u>EMOTE</u>, and
<u>VERBUM EST</u> and some jigsaw puzzles, No mention of <u>NEW TOWN</u>. <br>
Rcd. ''<u>INTERNATIONAL WARGAMER</u>'' (Sept. 1971, Vol. 4 - No. 9). Nothing of
interest to me. Notice on the envelope that my "membership expires
with this issue." (Dont' think I'll resubscribe.) <br>
Rcd. 1972 Childcraft catalog.  Listed <u>TUF</u>, <u>ON SETS</u>, <u>KLIK</u>,
<u>HANG-UP</u>, <u>TIC TAC OOPS</u>, <u>SENTENCE CUBE GAME</u>, <u>3-D CHECKLINE</u>,
<u>MAGNETIC GLOBE GAME</u>, <u>TRAUMA TOWER</u>, <u>HI SPOT</u>, <u>VERTIGO</u>,
<u>DOUBLE DECKER</u>, <u>PERFECTION</u>, <u>QUINTESSENCE</u>, <u>NUMBLE</u>, <u>SPACEWALK</u>,
<u>TAKE</u>, <u>PHILOSPOFHER'S KNOT</u>, <u>THE NINE OF SWORDS</u>, <u>PITFALLS</u>,
<u>SHREWD MOVE</u>, <u>THE MAGNATE</u>, <u>PERCEPTION</u>, <u>ORION</u>, <u>TENNIS ANYONE?</u>,
<u>GREAT DOWNHILL SKILL GAME</u>, <u>MARIENBAD</u>. <br>
Rcd. ''<u>NOST-ALGIA</u>'' (Sept 1971-#137) Nothing on new games. <br>
Rcd. a letter from <u>Violet I. Gunther</u> offering copies of <u>PIT</u> & <u>SNAP</u>.
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At Pierre's house he gave me catalogs of the following: - <br>
Whitman - contained only one adult level game - <u>IF.</u>  Pierre <br>
told me that the play was the same as <u>Claude</u>'s <u>WATCH</u>, although
the form is different. <br>
Tecknico Jouets - <u>TÉLÉ COMBAT</u>. <br>
Edmond Dujardin - <u>L'AUTOROUTE</u>, <u>RAFLE!</u>, <u>ELDORADO</u>, <u>AUTEUIL</u>,
<u>LES CANONNIERS</u>, <u>REPORTAGES</u>, <u>VIVE LES VACANCES!</u>, <u>TILT</u>, <br>
<u>ACADEMIC</u>, <u>MILLE BORNES</u>. <br>
Volumetrix - <u>AUtO-ECOLE</u>, <u>LA CITADELLE</u>, <u>NAVALTIC</u>,
<u>ALLO! ALLO! S.O.S. INTERPOL</u>, <u>LE MOT CARRÉ</u> <br>
Miro - <u>MONOPOLY</u>, <u>CLUEDO?</u>  <u>LA CLÉ</u>, <u>PROBE</u>, <u>LEXICON</u>, <u>LONG COURS</u>,
<u>FORMULE I</u>, <u>LE JEU DU CINEMA</u>, <u>CHICAGO</u>, <u>OH PARDON!</u> (<u>SORRY</u>),
<u>LES PIONNIERS DU RAIL</u> (<u>RAILROADER</u>), <u>ASCOT</u>, <u>RADIO-GUIDAGE</u>,
<u>LES PRÉSIDENTS DIRECTEURS GÉNÉREAUX</u>, <u>SITUATION 4</u>, <u>SECRET SERVICE</u>,
<u>ROME ET CARTHAGE</u>, <u>COUP D'EYAY</u>, <u>SAUTEZ DANS LE BATEAU</u>
(<u>DON'T MISS THE BOAT</u>), <u>INSTANT INSANITY</u>. <br>
Looked at the following but Pierre did not have extras: - <br>
Les Jeux Robert Laffont - <u>BLOCUS</u>, <u>LE TRIOKER</u>, <u>LINGUARAMI</u>,
<u>LE GRAND TOURNOI</u>, <u>18 JEUX DU TEMPS PASSE</u>, <u>JEUX JOCONDE</u> (Jigsaw
puzzle of the Mona Lisa). <br>
Gay-Play - <u>DIAMINO</u>, <u>DIAMINO POKER</u>, <u>LE TOUR DU MONDE EN 80 JOURS</u>. <br>
Au Nain Blue (A number of glossies) - <br>
<u>LE TOP HOLE</u>. A top is spun starting as shown and object is to maneuver it into the hole in the last compartment. (See illustration.) <br>


[Diagram of a square with dividers to make a maze across 4X4 grid, with numbers in some of the boxes. Top is shown in upper left and hole shown within the maze.]
<u>TIC-TAC-TO</u> - showed a field of holes in a 5X5 array.  Pierre said it was like <u>TEEKO</u>, but there were no lines connecting the holes.
(cont. on 9/20)