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29 SUNDAY - OCTOBER 1972
<br>TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY - 303RD DAY - 63 DAYS TO COME


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Playing around with <u>SUPER-TAC-TOE</u> on a field with no col-
ored spaces. As long as each player has a turn to go first
from each arrangement it is not necessary to have limitations
on where the black squares can be placed. Made a new layout,
but still have to put the name on it.
To a bazaar with BB. <u>Edith</u>, and Paul. Bought two rolls of felt con-
tract - one blue and one black - for total of $3.50. Also bought
3 small plastic boxes for 25¢. Also got some "zodiac" contact.
<u>Martin Gardner</u> called. For <s>th</s> his Jan. '73 [1973] column in <u>SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN</u>
he is preparing a bibliography of written material on games. He
asked if I knew the date of the latest edition of the Foreign
Policy Association's booklet <u>SIMULATION GAMES FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM</u>.
I didn't, but I told him about <u>THE GUIDE TO SIMULATION GAMES FOR
EDUCATION TRAINING</u> and he'll list that one instead. He asked if
the paper back copy of <u>''AGOG''</u> with the updated listing of games
will be coming out. Since it isn't he'll list my original book.
He'll also include my <u>''S & T''</u> column.
He told me of a new game by <u>John (I believe) Gale</u>. Gale originally
called it <u>GNIM</u> but Martin changed it to <u>CHOMP</u>. There is an array
of mxn objects. Players in turn remove all the objects in
an area to the right of any chosen vertical line and above any
chosen horizontal line. The player forced to take the object
in the lower left hand corner loses.
Martin mentioned that a square array was trivial and I
said that the first player could win by taking all except
the left hand and bottom rows and then play symmetrically.
Martin was impressed that I saw that so quickly.
I asked Martin if there was anything I should look for for him in
England. Penguin put out a paperback of his ''Annotated Snark''
which is out of print. They told him that copies may still
be available in stores. I'll try and get some for him.
I called Martin back with the question from <s>Martin Gardner</s>
<u>Don Turnbull</u> on why the pen name Lewis Carroll was chosen. He'll
send me a card with the info.
<u>Arthur</u> called to confirm our date for Thursday.
<u>Claude</u> called. Would like to change our date Thurs. [Thursday] to Fri. [Friday] Told
him of my tentative date with Stan Chess. I'll try to con-
tact Stan and then call Claude. Read <u>Earl</u>'s latest letter to
Claude. <br>
Tried to call <u>Stan Chess</u> at his number. No answer.
Called <u>Phil Orbanes</u>. He'll come here for lunch Tuesday. Then
we'll go over the p. and p. games and then <u>REALM</u>. <br>
Read Phil the clause about "all rights" from the 3M contract.
At the <u>Horn</u>'s played <u>THE GO-ROUND GAME</u> and <u>ADD-A-LETTER</u>. Played
that placed letters could be rearranged.