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Called <u>Martin Gardner</u>, twice, to discuss <u>SLITHER</u> and the  <br>
Called <u>Martin Gardner</u>, twice, to discuss <u>SLITHER</u> and the  <br>
reader's method of forcing a win. Also mentioned my idea  <br>
reader's method of forcing a win. Also mentioned my idea  <br>
for scoring (which would probably be best with the Misere <br>
for scoring (which would probably be best with the Misère <br>
version). Another reader wrote to him about a forced win  <br>
version). Another reader wrote to him about a forced win  <br>
with symmetrical play on an odd x even board.
with symmetrical play on an odd x even board.
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he has another <u>GAME</u> played on a cubical lattice.
he has another <u>GAME</u> played on a cubical lattice.


[Diagram of dashed lines connected in a square/spiral.]
[Diagram of dashed lines connected in a square/spiral. The center is labelled 'start'.]
 
2nd player wins by always playing on a red unit regardless of where 1st player plays.]
 
Mary Ellen (<u>Claude</u>'s daughter) called to say that she had seen  <br>
<u>NINE OF SWORDS</u> on sale in Brentano's. Also her boss rcd. a  <br>
mailing from Chicago with puzzles and plastic games, including  <br>
<u>NINE OF SWORDS</u>.
 
Read over the rules for <u>SCOTLAND YARD</u> I got from <u>Bob Gellman</u>  <br>
and started thinking about my changes.
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(cont. from 6/8)  [6/9]
 
others are white. Some of the spaces are white on  <br>
both sides, others are white on one side and black on the  <br>
other, others are black on both sides (I believe), and  <br>
the transparent ones, of course, got thru. Object is to  <br>
form 1,2,3,4, and 5 with the white circles with no  <br>
(cont. on 6/6)