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Rcd. a letter <u>S.W. Wynn</u>, an Englishman who got my name from <br> | Rcd. a letter <u>S.W. Wynn</u>, an Englishman who got my name from <br> | ||
Martin Gardner. He sent me the rules of his <u>GO</u> variation <br> | Martin Gardner. He sent me the rules of his <u>GO</u> variation <br> | ||
called <u>HEXAGO</u>. Placed it in the box with <u>TRIAD</u>. | called <u>HEXAGO</u> and asked my opinion of it, and possible manufacturers. <br> | ||
At John's brought a Hong Kong designing toy that can be <br> | |||
used for playing <u>HEXAGO</u>. Placed it in the box with <u>TRIAD</u>. | |||
To the <u>Richter</u>'s in the evening. Brought along <u>4000 A.D.</u> and <br> | To the <u>Richter</u>'s in the evening. Brought along <u>4000 A.D.</u> and <br> | ||
<u> | <u>DIALEMMA</u>. Looked at the former and played some of the <br> | ||
second, just the two of us. Played that each player had <br> | second, just the two of us. Played that each player had <br> | ||
the ten dials of a color. Place them on blank posts until <br> | the ten dials of a color. Place them on blank posts until <br> | ||
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line, or switch with other on the game post, or to a line <br> | line, or switch with other on the game post, or to a line <br> | ||
occupied by a dial from another post. This is moved to an <br> | occupied by a dial from another post. This is moved to an <br> | ||
empty line if available, if not | empty line if available, if not another dial is displaced, <br> | ||
etc. Object to get your dials into one of the following sets <br> | etc. Object to get your dials into one of the following sets <br> | ||
of isolated lines : - All 1's; all 2's; 1-2-3-4; 2-2-6; 5-5. Getting <br> | of isolated lines : - All 1's; all 2's; 1-2-3-4; 2-2-6; 5-5. Getting <br> | ||
four out of five sets, in any order, is required to win. <br> | four out of five sets, in any order, is required to win. <br> | ||
Didn't work out. | Didn't work out. It was possible to continually block the <br> | ||
opponent from reaching a goal. <br> | |||
In my thinking on this game decided that when 4 played <br> | |||
each player uses 8 dials, so that there are two on each <br> | |||
post. The sets in this case are : - All 1's; all 2's; 1-1-3-3; 4-4; 5-3. | |||
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(cont. 3/3) [3/15] | |||
In my conversation with <u>Phil</u> learned that the meeting at <br> | |||
Simulations Office was a discussion about <u>Reiss</u> handling <br> | |||
the T.S. Games. <br> | |||
Phil said that ''<u>S & T</u>'' itself just about breaking even. <br> | |||
The money comes from mail order sales of the T.S. Games. | |||
[Started 3/15] | |||
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(cont. from 3/21) [3/31] | |||
Rcd. a new board and pieces for <u>NEW TOWN</u>. Also a note <br> | |||
saying that this is the only copy of the board till May 1st <br> | |||
and they must have it right back. Wrote, using envelope they <br> | |||
sent me saying that the exhibit would be 6 to 8 weeks. I'll hold <br> | |||
the board. How should I return it? | |||
[Started 3/31] | |||