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FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY - 35TH DAY - 330 DAYS TO COME | FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY - 35TH DAY - 330 DAYS TO COME | ||
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Phil brought me a package with 4 boards for | Phil brought me a package with 4 boards for | ||
<u>HYPERCHECKERS</u> (2 hand & 3 hand) and <u>HYPERCHESS</u | <u>HYPERCHECKERS</u> (2 hand & 3 hand) and <u>HYPERCHESS</u> | ||
(2 hand & 3 hand). Also a letter from the inventor | (2 hand & 3 hand). Also a letter from the inventor | ||
William Groman Ph. D and a clipping from the | William Groman Ph. D and a clipping from the | ||
''<u>RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH</u>''. He'd like a review in my column. | ''<u>RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH</u>''. He'd like a review in my column. | ||
Showed <u>IMPULSE</u> to Morris and my father. They liked it but didn't | Showed <u>IMPULSE</u> to Morris and my father. They liked it but didn't | ||
catch on very well. Dale read over the rules and found | catch on very well. Dale read over the rules and found | ||
them very clear. She enjoyed the game better than others of | them very clear. She enjoyed the game better than others of | ||
the genre.// In morning finished filling in the Illustrations. | the genre. // In morning finished filling in the Illustrations. | ||
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(cont. from 2/6) [2/6] | |||
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<u>MAKABRAKA CHAIN</u>. The board is as shown, with 64 movable projections. | <u>MAKABRAKA CHAIN</u>. The board is as shown, with 64 movable projections. | ||
[Diagram of on 8 x 8 square grid board. Each square contains an oval shape representing the movable projections. The board is also divided into quadrants labeled 1, 2, 3, and 4 starting at the top left and moving clockwise around the board. The top and bottom edges are labeled 'V' and the left and right edges are labeled 'H'.] | |||
One player plays "horizontal" and the other "vertical". In turn they turn a projection | One player plays "horizontal" | ||
in their own direction. There are different variations : free choice, a quadrant determined by <s>free choice</s> throw of a die, one quadrant finished before starting next, projections next to line cannot be turned before all others in quadrant are turned, projections of one color must proceed another (there are, I believe, 3 different colors and the projections can be rearranged in the base), | and the other "vertical". In turn they | ||
and others. After all are turned score as follows : - | turn a projection in their own direction. There are | ||
Bars linked end to end in players direction - 2 - 4, 3 - 9, 4 - 16, | different variations: free choice, a quadrant | ||
determined by <s>free choice</s> throw of a die, | |||
one quadrant finished before starting next, | |||
projections next to line cannot be turned | |||
before all others in quadrant are turned, | |||
projections of one color must proceed | |||
another (there are, I believe, 3 different | |||
colors and the projections can be rearranged in the base), | |||
and others. After all are turned score as follows : - | |||
Bars linked end to end in players direction - 2 - 4, 3 - 9, 4 - 16, | |||
5 - 25, 6 - 36, 7 - 49, 8 - 64. <br> | 5 - 25, 6 - 36, 7 - 49, 8 - 64. <br> | ||
Bonus Points : - 1) Bars turned in each corner of a quadrant - 5 points. <br> | Bonus Points : - 1) Bars turned in each corner of a quadrant - 5 points. <br> | ||
2) For <u>most bars</u> in a row "perpendicular" to the player's regular | 2) For <u>most bars</u> in a row "perpendicular" to the player's regular | ||
alignment (??) - - - 10 points. <br> | alignment (??) - - - 10 points. <br> | ||
3) For most bars on either diagonal - - -10 points. <br> | 3) For most bars on either diagonal - - -10 points. <br> | ||
Penalty Points : - -3 for each single (non-liked) bar. <br> | Penalty Points : - -3 for each single (non-liked) bar. <br> | ||
<u>STICKY PROBLEMS</u>. The board is as shown. | <u>STICKY PROBLEMS</u>. The board is as shown. | ||
[Diagram of a 5 x 5 arrangement of 25 round flat spaces. Dashed lines connect some of them in crisscross 8-pointed star pattern. To the right there is a stack of boxes shaded to show 4 different colors.] | |||
[ | There are 24 flat | ||
pcs. [pieces] as shown with arrangements of | |||
4 colors. These are placed 1 at a | |||
time to stand up in 24 of the 25 | |||
spaces. Players try to get specific | |||
configurations of their own color. | |||
The configurations include lines of 4, | |||
some letters of the alphabet, and probably | |||
others. The rules were quite unclear and | |||
I didn't bother to dope them out. | |||
Played part of a game of <u>IMULSE</u> (she preferred the name | [illegible strikeout] Played part of a game of <u>IMULSE</u> (she preferred the name | ||
<u>DISPERSAL</u>) and she liked it. Showed her <u>SPACE STIX</u> and | <u>DISPERSAL</u>) and she liked it. Showed her <u>SPACE STIX</u> and | ||
she liked the packaging. Packaged the two of them together | she liked the packaging. Packaged the two of them together | ||
and took them, and a covering letter, to send to Hallmark | and took them, and a covering letter, to send to Hallmark | ||
when we left. <br> | when we left. <br> | ||
Returned the rules for <u>LE JEU DU 420</u> and <u>L'ANNEAU ENCHANTE DE TOM TIT</u> <br> | Returned the rules for <u>LE JEU DU 420</u> and <u>L'ANNEAU ENCHANTE DE TOM TIT</u> <br> | ||
(cont on 2/3) | (cont. on 2/3) | ||