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2 SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 1972
246TH DAY - 120 DAYS TO COME

Rcd. [received] letter from Graeme Levin of GAMES & PUZZLES. He'll be in New York the weekend of 9/22. Wrote saying that Sunday 9/24 would be the best for me.

Wrote to Earl suggesting date on 9/15 and asking him to choose where.

Ideas for control in WAR AND PEACE. Players buy control by giving 4 units of armament to the country. Half are lost in "red tape," the rest foes into the armament of the country. Another player can take over control for 6 units, then 8, and finally 10. Control allows the player to take W. and P. cards earned by the controlled country. Make and break al- liances for it. Get half the of one branch when enter- ing the "Showdown Circle. Also worked out the details of entering the "Showdown Circle."

While talking with dad, drew up and inked in a new board for WAR AND PEACE.

Played UP THE ORGANIZATION with BB, Dale, and Phil. Worked out well and they all liked it.

(cont. from 9/3)[9/7]

subset of 5 or possibly 6 of his 30 cubes under the name MAYBLOX.

Martin was visited by a lawyer who was trying to get a patent for his client for a set of PENTOMINOS that cannot by [be] turned over - making 19 in the set. Martin told him that he agreed with the patent office - there was nothing new and that it was a shame to have the client waste the money.

Another patent discussed was one for HEX-A-CUBES, a puzzle setup based on all possible arrangements of 6 cubes joined together. Since they dob't pack evenly into a box, some duplicates are included. This was patented. (Possibly I got the previous two mixed up.)

Martin mentioned a mathematician who was a specialist in the game of BOXES. It is very difficult to master. BB gave Martin her copy of the Jewish Cookbook for Charlotte.

[arrow pointing to row above and row below] [started 9/7]

Martin brought along a copy of TRIPPPLES that he had been sent. Told him that I already have one but he didn't want it and left it with me.

In his trip to Main Martin came across a card game, SHERLOCK HOLMES. He didn't know if I'd want it so he didn't buy it. I located it in my notes from the Parker archives.

Martin took the IMPUZZABLES. They will be in December SCI. AM. [Scientific American] showed them ARROW LIFE. Conway took the duplicate rules. Likes the idea but thinks it could be done better.