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5 SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 1972
36TH DAY - 330 DAYS TO COME

Thinking of pencil & paper games: -
TOURNEY - Forming a continuous path, making marks by knight's moves.
HEXOWORD - Same as WORD SQUARES except that field consists
of 19 hexes and words are formed in three directions.
CIRCLEWORD - A similar word game. Spaces are arranged in a
ring. Players call out letters to each other in turn. Can place them
anywhere. Object to form as many words as possible
(i.e, - SATED, counts as SAT, SATE, SATED, AT, ATE). Score for each.

Played CONNECTIONS with Phil Laurence. Elaine, and Elliot. It dragged
on for a long time, since there was almost 3 players
to stop one who was within one hop. Decided to make a double
a lost turn rather than a free turn among cities starting with
that number. Later decided to allow a free turn with
a double, but not into a city where all the hops have been taken.
Also, probably, a player cannot win on a double.
Played DRILL FOR OIL with Phil and Elaine. 1st game played that
the order of play always remained constant. This was very
unfair to those going later. Played a second game with the
rule that the player with least wells, picks - and later plays -
first.