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--- Revision as of 21:01:06, 25 June 2023 by Lboland
+++ Revision as of 12:22:54, 29 June 2023 by LKinsman

italicize Albion
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+/25 <br>
 SUNDAY - NOVEMBER 1972
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 To Cambridge with BB for visit with <u>Don Turnbull</u>. He
 picked us up at the railroad station soon after returning
-from the AHIKS meeting in Bath. He introduced <u>TRIPPLES</u> at
+from the AHIKS meeting in Bath. He introduced <u>TRIPPPLES</u> at
 the meeting and it was popular. Pam liked it too.
 Told Don my rules for 2-hand <u>SLEUTH</u>.
-Don had 3 games he thought I might not know {illegible word crossed out]: -
+Don had 3 games he thought I might not know [illegible word crossed out]: - <br>
+<u>THE WARLORD</u> - Told him I had it and that I was waiting for
-<u>THE WARLORD</u> - Told him I had it and that I waiting for
 a word on price, etc. before reviewing it. He'll tell the people
-to contact me.
+to contact me. <br>
 <u>BATTLE ROYALE</u> -  was pretty sure I had it but since he had 2
-sets of rules I took one. (I do have it.)
+sets of rules I took one. (I do have it.) <br>
 <u>TAXI</u> - thought I had some info on it. (Found I have it.)
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 He wanted to pay me for the games I've been sending him. Only if
-I can pay for the copies of <u>ALBION</u>!
+I can pay for the copies of <u>''ALBION''</u>!
 He gave me copies of no.19 thru [through] no. 26. Also a copy of no. 33 which
 he had on hand and didn't have to reproduce. The remaining
-ones he'll give to Omar when he visits to mail to me here.
+ones he'll give to Omar when he visits to mail to me here. <br>
+No. 19 - Review of <u>FLYING FORTRESS II</u>.<br>
+No. 20 - <u>DEPLOYMENT</u>. Discussion of <u>Don Miller</u>'s <u>NFFF</u> Games
+Bureau and the contents of <u>THE GAMESMAN</u> no. 1.<br>
+No. 21 - Discussion of the matrix CRT in <u>KRIEGSPIEL</u>. Review of <u>KOREA</u>.<br>
+Report on Issues no. 21 of <u>''S & T''</u>. A mention of <u>WFF 'N PROOF</u> and other
+games of the series.<br>
+No. 22 - Review of <u>THE FLIGHT OF THE GOEBEN</u>. Report on Issues no. 22 of <u>''S & T''</u>.<br>
+No. 23 - Review of <u>TACTICAL GAME 14</u> and <u>ANZIO BEACHEAD</u>. Some <u>DIPLOMACY</u>
+rules interpretations.<br>
+No. 24 - More <u>DIPLOMACY</u> rule interpretations. Further review of <u>TACTICAL GAME 14</u>.<br>
+Another discussion of <u>ABSTRACTION</u>. Mention of <u>CONFLICT</u>, <u>WARI</u>, <u>PHALANX</u>,
+<u>THE JUNGLE GAME</u>, <u>RIMAU-RIMAU</u>, and <u>BALYNA CRICKET</u>.<br>
+No. 25 - Description of <u>ABSTRACTION</u> - but the loose map was missing.<br>
+Short reviews of <u>CUBE FUSION</u> and <u>AVALANCE</u>. Report on Issue no. 23 of <u>''S & T''</u>.
+Reviews of <u>1914 REVISION</u> and <u>TANNENBERG</u><br>
+No. 26 - Rule suggestions for <u>AVALANCHE</u>.<br>
+No. 33 - Article on creation of <u>ABSTRACTION</u>. Report on <u>''S & T''</u> no. 28. Mention of
+a game <u>CLERVAUX</u> which features Street Fighting.<br>
+Don didn't have an extra copy of no. 35 but I looked at it, at the
+game <u>SQUARRUMS</u>. It was simply the <u>PENTOMINOS GAME</u> as given in
+<u>Martin Gardner</u>'s column, except that he told the readers to
+draw up a 12 x 12 field and to cut the polyominos out of another
+x 12 sheet of cardboard. He (<u>V.R. Parton</u>, that is) didn't give
+the entire layout of the pieces, instead giving some sug-
+gested quadrominos, pentominos, and hexominos and then tell-
+ing the reader to set up their own.
+----
+Sunday <u>''TIMES''</u> had the following ads: <u>HYPERCHECKERS</u> and <u>HYPERCHESS</u>
+(The board shown is somewhat different than the one in the rules I
+(cont. on 11/25)