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8 SUNDAY - APRIL 1973<br> | 8 SUNDAY - APRIL 1973<br> | ||
FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT - 98TH DAY - 257 DAYS TO COME | FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT - 98TH DAY - 257 DAYS TO COME | ||
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Bought the <u>TIMES</u>. Article on games was entitled "Your move, Kissinger." | Bought the <u>TIMES</u>. Article on games was entitled "Your move, Kissinger." | ||
Mentioned <u>MONOPOLY, CHUTZPAH, MOVIE MOGULS, MASTERPIECE, | Mentioned <u>MONOPOLY, CHUTZPAH, MOVIE MOGULS, MASTERPIECE, | ||
DEALER'S CHOICE, EXECUTIVE DECISION, MEET THE PRESIDENTS, SUMMIT, | DEALER'S CHOICE, EXECUTIVE DECISION, MEET THE PRESIDENTS, SUMMIT, | ||
THE NEXT PRESIDENT, WHO CAN BEAT NIXON?, MR. PRESIDENT, DIPLOMACY, | THE NEXT PRESIDENT, WHO CAN BEAT NIXON?, MR. PRESIDENT, DIPLOMACY, | ||
THINKING MAN'S FOOTBALL, SCRABBLE, THE GOD FATHER GAME, ECOLOGY, | THINKING MAN'S FOOTBALL, SCRABBLE, THE GOD FATHER GAME, ECOLOGY, | ||
SMOG, LITTERBUG, WOMEN'S LIB?, CHESS, BACKGAMMON, LABYRINTH, | SMOG, LITTERBUG, WOMEN'S LIB?, CHESS, BACKGAMMON, LABYRINTH, | ||
POINT OF LAW, SLEUTH, MONAD, ECCENTRIC</U>. | POINT OF LAW, SLEUTH, MONAD, ECCENTRIC</U>. | ||
Was looking at <u>FOREIGN INTRIGUE</u>, <u>PUSHOVER</u>, and <u>FREE FORM</u> to bring | Was looking at <u>FOREIGN INTRIGUE</u>, <u>PUSHOVER</u>, and <u>FREE FORM</u> to bring | ||
to Felicia tomorrow. Realized that I hadn't written the rules for | to Felicia tomorrow. Realized that I hadn't written the rules for | ||
<u>PUSHOVER</u>. Also the box for <u>FOREIGN INTRIGUE</u> needs considerable fixing. | <u>PUSHOVER</u>. Also the box for <u>FOREIGN INTRIGUE</u> needs considerable fixing. | ||
Fixed the loose pieces on the <u>FREE FORM</u> board. | Fixed the loose pieces on the <u>FREE FORM</u> board. | ||
Played <u>WHAT'S IT WORTH TO YOU?</u>, the sitdown version with the | Played <u>WHAT'S IT WORTH TO YOU?</u>, the sitdown version, with the | ||
Karlins. They liked it a lot. We played 4 hands. Sid made a sequence | |||
of 9 in one, and 10 in two others.<br> | of 9 in one, and 10 in two others.<br> | ||
Played <u>FREE FORM</u> and they liked it, but not as much. | Played <u>FREE FORM</u> and they liked it, but not as much. | ||
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(cont. from 4/9) [4/9] | |||
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than cards, such as letters, numbers, etc.)<br> | than cards, such as letters, numbers, etc.)<br> | ||
- <u>SMILE AT YOUR HANG-UPS</u> a ring toss game. A cute gimmik | - <u>SMILE AT YOUR HANG-UPS</u> a ring toss game. A cute gimmik | ||
but nothing new as a game. (Felicia didn't take it.)<br> | but nothing new as a game. (Felicia didn't take it.)<br> | ||
- <u>TARGET TENNIS</u> An upstanding frame has rods set | - <u>TARGET TENNIS</u> An upstanding frame has rods set horizontally | ||
at equal intervals, 5 of them. On all except the | |||
bottom one four ribbons are placed. They are long enough | bottom one four ribbons are placed. They are long enough | ||
to lap the lower rod and have a slit so that they can | to lap the lower rod and have a slit so that they can | ||
be placed half on one side and half on the other. Each | be placed half on one side and half on the other. Each | ||
player has a simple but clever, "flipper" for flipping | player has a simple but clever, "flipper" for flipping | ||
a ping-pong ball which can hit one or two ribbons pushing | a ping-pong ball which can hit one or two ribbons pushing | ||
them to the far side of the rod. Each player has 20 | them to the far side of the rod. Each player has 20 | ||
shots in turn, from opposite sides of the frame. At | shots in turn, from opposite sides of the frame. At | ||
the end a player scores 1 point for each ribbon he has | the end a player scores 1 point for each ribbon he has | ||
pushed thru, plus a bonus for a vertical or diagonal line | pushed thru, plus a bonus for a vertical or diagonal line | ||
of 4. (Felicia and I liked it, but not the name. Felicia | of 4. (Felicia and I liked it, but not the name. Felicia | ||
suggested <u>FLAG THE TARGET</u>.<br> | suggested <u>FLAG THE TARGET</u>.<br> | ||
-<u>PEG-OPTOMY<u | -<u>PEG-OPTOMY</u> - A board with pegs in a partial square | ||
array - that is they are equally spaced but not each square | array - that is they are equally spaced but not each square | ||
has a peg. Cardboard pcs. have holes in them so that they | has a peg. Cardboard pcs. [pieces] have holes in them so that they | ||
can only fit in one position on the board. The game (I | can only fit in one position on the board. The game (I | ||
am pretty sure) is just a matter of dividing the | am pretty sure) is just a matter of dividing the | ||
cardboard pcs. [pieces] between the players and racing to see | |||
who can find the location of his pcs. and place them | who can find the location of his pcs. [pieces] and place them | ||
of the board first. (We told Helen of the resemblance | of the board first. (We told Helen of the resemblance | ||
to <u>FITTING & PROPER</u> and that is coming out, so Felicia | to <u>FITTING & PROPER</u> and that is coming out, so Felicia | ||
can't take Brad's game.)<br> | can't take Brad's game.)<br> | ||
Helen had a copy of <u>AGOG</u> ($2.25 from Met. Book Store) which | Helen had a copy of <u>AGOG</u> ($2.25 from Met. Book Store) which | ||
she asked me to sign. Did.<br> | she asked me to sign. Did.<br> | ||
(cont. on 4/7) | (cont. on 4/7) | ||