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10/4
5 THURSDAY - OCTOBER 1972
279TH DAY - 87 DAYS TO COME

Felicia called early to catch me before I went out. Chuck Dougherty is in town today and tomorrow and perhaps we can get together to brainstorm a TV GAME. Told her that I could today but not tomorrow. Later she called that Chuck was too busy today. He'll set something up next time he is in New York.

Called Marvin Channing. Out for the day. Called Ever Auchincloss. She is in Europe and will be back next week. First call about ONE AT A TIME BY THE MILLIONS. Second about BOOK WORLD; I still haven't been paid for the last column.

Drew up layout for NO WAY and SOLITAIRE DICE on the same sheets. Got 18 repros [reproductions] on Boston Road. Also repros of the two refund checks from I.R.S. before depositing them in Knickerbocker. Got $350 check for Leonard Willett and got repro of it.

Rcd. [received] the game REQUISITE from Stanley Chess. (See 10/3) Rcd. NOST-ALGIA (No. 150). Philip Cohen mentions G & P and the following CHESS variants:- ALICE, BALANCED EQUIDISTANT, BALANCED MARSEILLAIS, BEROLINA, BEROLINA GRID, BEST DECIMAL BUTTER, BICOLOR, BICAPTURE, BILLIARDS, BIPLACE, CHECKERS CHESS, COMPROMISE, CO-REGAL, CYCLINDRICAL, DYNAMO, GRID, KINGLET, LEO, NIGHTRIDER, REINCARNATION, REPLACEMENT, U-CHESS, ULTIMA, ZOMBIE.