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36TH DAY - 330 DAYS TO COME
36TH DAY - 330 DAYS TO COME
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Thinking of pencil & paper games: -  <br>
<u>TOURNEY</u> - Forming a continuous path, making marks by knight's moves. <br>
HEXOWORD - Same as <u>WORD SQUARES</u> except that field consists <br>
of 19 hexes and words are formed in three directions. <br>
<u>CIRCLEWORD</u> - A similar word game. Spaces are arranged in a  <br>
ring. Players call out letters to each other in turn. Can place them  <br>
anywhere. Object to form as many words as possible  <br>
(i.e, - SATED, counts as SAT, SATE, SATED, AT, ATE). Score for each.
Played <u>CONNECTIONS</u> with <u>Phil Laurence</u>. Elaine, and Elliot. It dragged <br>
on for a long time, since there was almost 3 players <br>
to stop one who was within one hop. Decided to make a double  <br>
a lost turn rather than a free turn among cities starting with  <br>
that number. Later decided to allow a free turn with <br>
a double, but not into a city where all the hops have been taken. <br>
Also, probably, a player cannot win on a double. <br>
Played <u>DRILL FOR OIL</u> with Phil and Elaine. 1st game played that <br>
the order of play always remained constant. This was very <br>
unfair to those going later. Played a second game with the  <br>
rule that the player with least wells, picks - and later plays -  <br>
first. In case of tie throw dice and low goes first. When  <br>
all property has been claimed, the player claiming the last  <br>
piece then drills and continue in clockwise order  <br>
(which is not the way we did it, but is probably better).  <br>
The second game was much closer.  <br>
Played <u>AIR BATTLE</u> with Phil. It played O.K. except that the  <br>
record keeping was a little tricky. Phil suggested just  <br>
having the airfields and the guns, and I think he is right.
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and Adela. They liked them.  <br>
At first showed me a <u>PUZZLE</u> he was working on. There were  <br>
two plastic pcs. with two sizes of holes and  <br>
some spaces without holes (Similar to sketch <br>
shown). There are 3 pegs (as shown). <br>
[Diagram of a 4 x 4 grid with holes as described above. Also shows one 'peg'.]
Object is to one pc. on the lower level  <br>
so that it is stable and the other on  <br>
the upper level.  <br>
This was rather easy, but he is making  <br>
another one with 3 levels, which will make  <br>
it much more challenging.  <br>
I asked about his "Checkerboard" <u>PUZZLES</u> (see 1/21). He  <br>
decided to try it with <u>Edson</u>. Edson was talking about  <br>
Hallmark or Gabriel. With Gabriel, Edson was talking about  <br>
having them marketed as <u>Piet Hein</u> puzzles, which didn't  <br>
make Al very happy.  <br>
[Started 2/11]