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29 SUNDAY - APRIL 1973
FIRST SUNDAY OF EASTER - 119TH DAY - 246 DAYS TO COME

Noticed that Martin Gardner's SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN column
of 3/73 mentions that the book GEOMETRIC DISSECTIONS has
been reissued by Dover as RECREATIONAL PROBLEMS IN GEOMETRIC
DISSECTIONS AND HOW TO SOLVE THEM.
BB, at a bazaar, bought me a dozen red and a dozen blue
pencils - 50¢ each.

Thinking of the mold for "Tower Segments" for 3D BOXES
and drew up a sketch.

Played two games each of TRAP and WATERWORKS with BB.

(cont. from 4/30) [5/23]

Call from Bob Champer. Set up tentative date for him to come
here w next Wednesday to go over my PATTON rules and for
me to see his historical comments. He'll call Tuesday to final-
ize the date.
2nd call from Tom Atwater. He can come tomorrow early in
the afternoon, but I have the date with Bob Johnson & Felicia.

During day thought of a way to simplify the play in
HIT THE JACKPOT. Use 80 chips of 1 color and 40 of another.
When setting up the jackpots at the beginning actually fill
them in with from 1 to 6 chips. Divide 36 of the chips
between the players. (I decided to limit game to 4 players.)
This leaves 2 chips of the 80 which are spares. When a
jackpot is hit the player takes the chips. It is then started
again with a chip of the other color, which is worth 5.
(Incidentally 12 of these chips are divided between the
players.) After this bonus chip, the others placed are the
1 point chips. When a jackpot with a bonus chip is placed hit
a new one is started with 2 bonus chips in the first space.
When a jackpot is hit and no bonus chips remain to be placed,
the game is over.

Had BB type in the letter distribution on the rules for
TAKE-A-WORD. Also added a sketch of the board. To Boston
Post Road for repros of the rules. Also got repros of
the ROBIN HOOD rules.

Looked at my original solution for THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS and at
the info I copied 5/21. I am pretty sure the number should
run as I originally had them. Made a layout to check it with
the model tomorrow.

Call from Claude. Nothing about specific games.
[illegible strikeout]
(cont. on 4/28)

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