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-Call from <u>Felicia</u>. She had a pleasant letter from <u>Kathy Brooks</u>.  <br>
+Call from <u>Felicia</u>. She had a pleasant letter from <u>Kathy Brooks</u>.
-Because of <u>Keith</u>'s troubles the panel testing of <u>J'ACCUSE</u>  <br>
+Because of <u>Keith</u>'s troubles the panel testing of <u>J'ACCUSE</u>
-and <u>FOREIGN INTRIGUE</u> was held up. There will be an answer by   <br>
+and <u>FOREIGN INTRIGUE</u> was held up. There will be an answer by
 April 15th.  <br>
-Felicia wrote to <u>Jim Kraus</u> asking if they wanted to see  <br>
+Felicia wrote to <u>Jim Kraus</u> asking if they wanted to see
-<u>TORTS - THE GAME OF LAWSUITS</u> again. She didn't even get an answer.  <br>
+<u>TORTS - THE GAME OF LAWSUITS</u> again. She didn't even get an
-She has pretty much decided that it isn't very  <br>
+answer. She has pretty much decided that it isn't very
-interesting as a game - too specialized in its interest.  <br>
+interesting as a game - too specialized in its interest.
-I told her that it was a lot better than <u>POINT OF LAW</u> in my  <br>
+I told her that it was a lot better than <u>POINT OF LAW</u> in my
 opinion.  <br>
-She rcd. the financial statement on Leisure Dynamics from  <br>
+She rcd. [received] the financial statement on Leisure Dynamics from
 <u>Hank Simmons</u>. They appear to be in good shape.
-<u>Lech Pijanowski</u>'s book ''<u>PRZEWODNIK GIER</u>'', and a folded  <br>
+<u>Lech Pijanowski</u>'s book ''<u>PRZEWODNIK GIER</u>'', and a folded
-sheet booklet ''<u>ORIGAMI</u>''. The book is just about the most  <br>
+sheet booklet ''<u>ORIGAMI</u>''. The book is just about the most
-comprehensive collection of games I have ever seen. He has  <br>
+comprehensive collection of games I have ever seen. He has
-<u>FOCUS</u> and <u>SLAM</u> in the book, with my name mentioned. But he  <br>
+<u>FOCUS</u> and <u>SLAM</u> in the book, with my name mentioned. But he
 didn't include <u>AGOG</u> in the bibliography.  <br>
-Lech had a game called <u>TANGRAM</u> which I figured to be  <br>
+Lech had a game called <u>TANGRAM</u> which I figured to be
-a game of placing the pieces from one set of <u>TANGRAMS</u>  <br>
+a game of placing the pieces from one set of <u>TANGRAMS</u>
-onto a field until a player can't place one. I thought of each  <br>
+onto a field until a player can't place one. I thought of each
-player having his own set and having a board divided into  <br>
+player having his own set and having a board divided into
-different areas for 2, 3, and 4 players. The last player   <br>
+different areas for 2, 3, and 4 players. The last player
 to place a piece wins.
-Rcd. an ad from Publishers Central Bureau which included  <br>
+Rcd. an ad from Publishers Central
-two books I would like to order : -   <br>
+Bureau which included two books I
-''<u>MATHEMATICAL DIVERSIONS</u>'' by Hunter &  <br>
+would like to order : -   <br>
-''<u>ILLUSTRATED GAMES OF PATIENCE</u>'' a facsimile  <br>
+''<u>MATHEMATICAL DIVERSIONS</u>'' by Hunter &
+''<u>ILLUSTRATED GAMES OF PATIENCE</u>'' a facsimile
 of Lady Cadogan's original 1870 book.
-Rcd. ''<u>NOST-ALGIA</u>'' #142. Contained an  <br>
+Rcd. ''<u>NOST-ALGIA</u>'' #142. Contained an
-article on ''<u>UNAMBIGUOUS 3-SYMBOL CHESS (U-CHESS)</u>''.  <br>
+article on ''<u>UNAMBIGUOUS 3-SYMBOL CHESS
-Also one on variants of <u>INTERNATIONAL CHECKERS</u>.  <br>
+(U-CHESS)</u>''. Also one on variants of
+<u>INTERNATIONAL CHECKERS</u>.
 [Diagram of an 8 x 8 grid board. All 64 spaces are marked with an X. The board is subdivided into 3 large regions : - the two leftmost columns, a 5 row by 6 column area in the top right, and a 3 row by 6 column area at the bottom right. A '4' points to the left area. A '2' points to the top area. A '3' points to the bottom right region.]
-<u>Bill Rawlings</u> had another <u>CRISS-CROSS</u>  <br>
+<u>Bill Rawlings</u> had another <u>CRISS-CROSS</u>
-puzzle, this time on "Games People PLay". I couldn't place five of  <br>
+puzzle, this time on "Games People Play". I couldn't place five of
-the entries - <u>VETO</u>, <u>KAOOA</u>, <u>SIXEACE</u>, <u>TEDCO3D</u>, <u>COMPROMISE</u>.  <br>
+the entries - <u>VETO</u>, <u>KAOOA</u>, <u>SIXEACE</u>, <u>TEDCO3D</u>, <u>COMPROMISE</u>.
 Also included were <u>MATE</u>, <u>TRUC</u>, <u>ACQUIRE</u>, <u>VENTURE</u>, <u>LAP</u>.
-<u>Fred Feucht</u> called. It seems that nobody likes the name <u>TOURNEY</u> - also  <br>
+<u>Fred Feucht</u> called. It seems that nobody likes the name <u>TOURNEY</u> - also
-getting pictures presents a problem. We tried to come up with  <br>
+getting pictures presents a problem. We tried to come up with
 another name, but without success.  <br>
-Fred asked if <u>Marshall Lucas</u> had contacted me, which he hadn't.  <br>
+Fred asked if <u>Marshall Lucas</u> had contacted me, which he hadn't.
-Fred said he was in Monday and now is out  of town for a while. Next  <br>
+Fred said he was in Monday and now is out  of town for a while. Next
-time they are together Fred will remind Marshall about me.   <br>
+time they are together Fred will remind Marshall about me.<u>Herb
-<u>Herb Hochstetter</u>  and Fred prepared a study for M.B. suggesting that  <br>
+Hochstetter</u> and Fred prepared a study for M.B. suggesting that
 they go in for adult board games.
 (cont. on 3/20)