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Created page with "17 Saturday - March 1973 St. Patrick's Day - 76th Day - 289 Days to Come ---- Rcd. [received] an envelope from <u>Odette Willis</u> with the board and some pieces for <u>L'ANNEAU ENCHANTÉ DE TOM TIT</u>. Also a lot of info on his "30 dice game-puzzle." (<u>TOM TIT PUZZLE, THE</u>) Odette called and I told her that <u>Vittet</u>'s idea was completely different from <u>SCARNE DICE</u> so not to bother looking for it. Told her that there was a 30 cube set in th..."
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 Rcd. [received] an envelope from <u>Odette Willis</u> with the board and some pieces
 for <u>L'ANNEAU ENCHANTÉ DE TOM TIT</u>. Also a lot of info on his
 "30 dice game-puzzle." (<u>TOM TIT PUZZLE, THE</u>)
+<br>Odette called and I told her that <u>Vittet</u>'s idea was completely
-Odette called and I told her that <u>Vittet</u>'s idea was completely
 different from <u>SCARNE DICE</u> so not to bother looking for it.
 Told her that there was a 30 cube set in the literature
 of recreational mathematics. Told her that it was in Lucas'
 <u>RÉCRÉATIONS MATHÉMATIQUES</u> that Vittet could get in Paris.
-Later looked and didn't find it in Lucas. Looked in other
+<br>Later looked and didn't find it in Lucas. Looked in other
 books and then called <u>Martin Gardner</u>. They are called
 "MacMahon Cubes." They are in W. W. Rouse Ball's book
 <u>MATHEMATICAL RECREATIONS AND ESSAYS</u> and at greater length in
 [illegible words crossed out] <u>NEW MATHEMATICAL DIVERSIONS FROM SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN</u>.
-Martin already went over and was payed for the manu-
+Martin already went over and was payed for the
-script he did for <u>Frank Armbruster</u> on the "MacMahon Cubes,"
+manuscript he did for <u>Frank Armbruster</u> on the "MacMahon Cubes,"
 including <u>THE TOWER GAME</u>. He says it is the most complete
 exposition yet done.
+<br>Tried to call Odette to tell her, but no answer.
-Tried to call Odette to tell her, but no answer.
 Looked at <u>THE INVASION OF SICILY</u> in <u>PANZERFAUST</u> #56.
+<br>Bob Champer called to ask whether he should incorporate the entire
-Bob Champer called to ask whether he should incorporate the entire
 "Battle of the Bulge" in his <u>PATTON</u> game or just the part that
-Patton personally commanded. Told him to make it as simple as pos-
+Patton personally commanded. Told him to make it as simple as
-sible. He said he already had a rough map.
+possible. He said he already had a rough map.
+<br>Thinking of ideas such as having Italian troops quit each time a
-Thinking of ideas such as having Italian troops quit eqch time a
 city was captured. Also having each player in turn throwing
 a die. The total of this die plus the one the opponent threw
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 he can only call "Force" if he has 12 or less pcs. [pieces] with his
 color on top.
+<br>Al showed me <u>Earl</u>'s letter on <u>DON'T BLOW A FUSE</u> (Earl would like a
-Al showed me <u>Earl</u>'s letter on <u>DON'T BLOW A FUSE</u> (Earl would like a
 jazzier title). Earl's idea was very simple (and not quite clear). Al
 wants to have a printed circuit (I suggested the silver surfaced
 type) that is broken into a number of parts. As appliances are
-plugged in they can help to complete the circuit (I suggested two orien-
+plugged in they can help to complete the circuit (I suggested two
-tations for each plug - some bridging and others not). We came up with a
+orientations for each plug - some bridging and others not). We came up with a
 light being lit all the time but when the circuit is completed in draws current
 to a buzzer, dimming the light.
 (cont. on 3/18)