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SUNDAY 26 DECEMBER <br> | SUNDAY 26 DECEMBER 1971<br> | ||
St. Stephen <br> | St. Stephen <br> | ||
Washington Crossed the Delaware 1776 | Washington Crossed the Delaware 1776 <br> | ||
360th day - 5 days to come <br> | |||
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Added some new routes to the <u>JET HOLIDAY</u> board to more nearly equalize the cities. | Added some new routes to the <u>JET HOLIDAY</u> board <br> | ||
to more nearly equalize the cities. | |||
<u>Claude</u> called. Nothing specifically about games. | <u>Claude</u> called. Nothing specifically about games. | ||
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<center> (cont. from 12/27) [12/27]</center> | <center> (cont. from 12/27) [12/27]</center> | ||
<u>Bob Hallowell</u> left <u>HABITAT</u> and <u>HONORABLE | <u>Bob Hallowell</u> left <u>HABITAT</u> and <u>HONORABLE RELATIONS</u> with Phil, <br> | ||
I asked about <u>SPACE STIX</u> and <u>FREE FORM</u>. Phil will try to have those placed with Hoi Poloi before leaving. <br> | who will study them (altho I brought up that he didn't have <br> | ||
He hasn't heard from <u>Bill Knox</u> of Mag-Nit since he got sick and called off his visit on the 14th. | the instructions) to decide what to do with them next. <br> | ||
I asked about <u>SPACE STIX</u> and <u>FREE FORM</u>. Phil will try to <br> | |||
have those placed with Hoi Poloi before leaving. <br> | |||
He hasn't heard from <u>Bill Knox</u> of Mag-Nit since he got <br> | |||
sick and called off his visit on the 14th. | |||
Rcd. a call from <u>Arnold Edson</u>. He is an agent for <u>Piet Hein</u> and he has placed 5 of Hein's puzzles with Gabriel. He went to <u>Martin Gardner</u> to ask him to write the instructions and some background material. Martin didn't want to get involved since Piet is already dissatisfied with the contract. Martin then | Rcd. a call from <u>Arnold Edson</u>. He is an agent for <u>Piet Hein</u> <br> | ||
Called Martin while waiting and got a little background on Edson. He first offered Martin $250 but came up to $500, the money being paid by Gabriel. Martin described the puzzles until I heard Edson at the door. <br> | and he has placed 5 of Hein's puzzles with Gabriel. He <br> | ||
<u>Edson</u> showed me pictures and one model of the puzzles : - [ | went to <u>Martin Gardner</u> to ask him to write the instructions <br> | ||
[ | and some background material. Martin didn't want to get <br> | ||
involved since Piet is already dissatisfied with the contract. <br> | |||
Martin then told him about me. He lives in New Rochelle and I <br> | |||
gave him directions for coming over. <br> | |||
Called Martin while waiting and got a little background on Edson. <br> | |||
He first offered Martin $250 but came up to $500, the money <br> | |||
being paid by Gabriel. Martin described the puzzles until I <br> | |||
heard Edson at the door. <br> | |||
<u>Edson</u> showed me pictures and one model of the puzzles : - <br> | |||
[Figure to left - 12 black dots arranged in a rough hexagonal shape] | |||
<u>NIMBI</u> is a variation of Hein's <u>NIM</u> variations on a 4x4 <br> | |||
field. There are 12 pegs, as shown, mounted permanently <br> | |||
in a container so that when they are pushed <br> | |||
down on one side they are up on the other. <br> | |||
1 to 4 adjacent pegs in a line can be pushed, except that part <br> | |||
of a line leaving pegs on each side cannot be pushed. Player <br> | |||
pushing the last peg loses. <br> | |||
[Figure to left of a 4x4 cube missing a single cube] | |||
<u>PUZZLE</u>. 7 blocks are mounted inside a transparent <br> | |||
cube. (The all have the same coloring but I don't know <br> | |||
for sure what it is.) Object is to reach the shown <br> | |||
configuration, all red on the outside and white in the hole. <br> | |||
[Figure to left of page - pentagon with dots in- and outside] | |||
<u>PUZZLE</u>. A dodecahedron (12 pentagon sides) is mounted so that <br> | |||
each of the 12 sides can rotate. They are dots in different <br> | |||
arrangements of three colors in each of the <br> | |||
corners. Object is to turn the faces so that 3 different <br> | |||
colors show at each corner. <br> | |||
[figure to left of page - 12 circles arranged 4 circles on top, three circles in the middle, and 3 circles on the bottom] | |||
<u>PUZZLE</u>. Piet had a puzzle consisting of 4 pcs. as shown <br> | |||
(2 of each) which are made up of balls connected together. <br> | |||
These are fitted together to form a pyramid. The one sold <br> | |||
to Gabriel is similar but with different configurations <br> | |||
of balls. It can be made into a number of different flat and <br> | |||
3-D figures. <br> | |||
(cont. on 12/25) | (cont. on 12/25) | ||