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game called <u>WATERGATE</u> - no details.
game called <u>WATERGATE</u> - no details.


At the <u>Richter</u>'s told Al that I was showing puzzles tomorrow<br>
At the <u>Richter</u>'s told Al that I was showing puzzles tomorrow
and asked if he had any around that I could show of his. Ed-<br>
and asked if he had any around that I could show of his. Edson
son has just about all of his. I took one called <u>SIX BEADS</u><br>
has just about all of his. I took one called <u>SIX BEADS</u>
[drawing of tower] which consists of four rings mounted on a dowel<br>
which consists of four rings mounted on a dowel
so that they can rotate. They have lines of<br>
so that they can rotate.  
beads as follows [drawing of beads] object is to<br>
 
get 6 beads<br>
[drawing of tower]
in each vertical<br>
 
They have lines of
beads as follows  
 
[drawing of beads]  
 
object is to
get 6 beads
in each vertical
row.<br>
row.<br>
Solution. 030 is unique.<br>
Solution. 030 is unique.
Put 2030 on bottom.<br>
Put 2030 on bottom.
33 is unique. Put this<br>
33 is unique. Put this
pc. next with 0213 over<br>
pc. [piece] next with 0213 over
the 4 numbers before.<br>
the 4 numbers before.
101 is unique. Put 1210<br>
101 is unique. Put 1210
over the previous numbers.<br>
over the previous numbers.
Put 3213 above.<br>
Put 3213 above.<br>
Al showed me his scheme for setting up <u>DON'T BLOW A FUSE</u>.<br>
Al showed me his scheme for setting up <u>DON'T BLOW A FUSE</u>.
In the bases he has the <s>bases</s> contacts connected as shown [drawing of contacts]<br>
In the bases he has the <s>bases</s> contacts connected as shown  
In the pcs. they are either [drawing of pieces; straight line] which has a 50-50<br>
 
chance of completing a contact or they are [drawing of pieces; diagonal line]<br>
[drawing of contacts]
which can't possibly close a contact. He has it<br>
 
worked out so that 5 (I believe) contacts must be closed<br>
In the pcs. [pieces] they are either  
but they can be in different places. Eventually all<br>
 
will be closed because of the number of each type in-<br>
[drawing of pieces; straight line]  
volved. He figures on letting the contacts on the pcs.<br>
 
show and I suggested as a red herring having --> [drawing]<br>
which has a 50-50
some as shown.<br>
chance of completing a contact or they are  
 
[drawing of pieces; diagonal line]
 
which can't possibly close a contact. He has it
worked out so that 5 (I believe) contacts must be closed
but they can be in different places. Eventually all
will be closed because of the number of each type
involved. He figures on letting the contacts on the pcs. [pieces]
show and I suggested as a red herring having -->
some as shown.
 
[drawing]