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Downtown. In F.A.O. Schwartz saw a game <u>CASTELLO</u> by Brio of Sweden. <br>
Downtown. In F.A.O. Schwartz saw a game <u>CASTELLO</u> by Brio of Sweden. <br>
Each player has 30 pcs. Started as shown.  <br>
[Large diagram of a 21 x 15 grid board. 15 white circles are in each of the 2 leftmost columns. 15 black circles are in each of the 2 rightmost columns. 11 of the other interior spaces are marked with a * (asterisk). The play area seems to be divided into 3 'fields' of 7 columns each.]
Pcs. move one space in any direction  <br>
or jump over pcs. friendly or enemy.  <br>
Enemy pieces are taken when jumped, but  <br>
there is a limit of 5. After the 5th the jumping pc.  <br>
stops immediately.  <br>
Object is to capture 4 towers, <s>which</s> 11 of which  <br>
are set up in the starred spaces. A tower is captured  <br>
by getting three pcs. orthogonally around it.  <br>
A player can only capture in the far field and in the  <br>
center field. One <s>capture</s> tower at least must be captured in the far  <br>
field before one in the center can be captured. A player may  <br>
place his pcs. next to towers in his near field, for defense.
Rcd. a letter from <u>Dan Greenwood</u> asking him for some descriptive  <br>
material to go with the Xerox picture of <u>GETTYSBURG</u>,  <br>
and <u>ORIGINS OF WORLD WAR II</u>.  <br>
Rcd. 3 of <u>Roger Verhulst</u>'s columns from the ''<u>CHICAGO TRIBUNE</u>'',  <br>
from <u>Tom Shaw</u>. No note. <u>THE GODFATHER GAME</u>, <u>DIPLOMACY</u>,  <br>
and one with <u>WOMEN'S LIB</u> & <u>HE-SHE-HIM-HER</u>.  <br>
Rcd. the <u>PUZZLE</u> with the three parts to form a pyramid back  <br>
from <u>Jerry D'Arcey</u>. Also a letter. Mentioned <u>CONTIGO</u>.
Called <u>Martin Gardner</u>. He and Charlotte will come to visit  <br>
sometime soon after Labor Day. Told him that I had the  <br>
<u>IMPUZZABLES</u>. There is no hurry to be able to get them in his  <br>
column. He has some <u>GAME</u> ideas sent in by readers.  <br>
After F.A.O. Schwartz, met <u>Herb Hochstetter</u> at Listfax. Gave him a copy  <br>
of <u>''AGOG''</u>. He called his contact at Gray advertising. They,  <br>
Post that is, is interested ina <u>GAME</u> to be  <br>
put on the box, with a plastic bag of equipment on the  <br>
inside. They are talking about paying 32 [cents] for the equipment. Anything  <br>
that it costs less will be our profit. The quantity may be  <br>
up to 10,000,000. Herb told the fellow that there is no one  <br>
(cont. on 8/20)