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4/22
4/21
4/18
4/19
4/16
24 THURSDAY-MAY 1973
144TH DAY-221 DAYS TO COME

To Stationery Show.
- Springbok. Checked THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS solutions and I am sure that the numbers should run the way I originally showed them. One of the salesman saw my sketch with the solution and mentioned that it would be helpful if the salesman were given sheets with the solutions to show to customers that it can be done.
- Gameophiles. Took catalog. Took down the rules of FLIP AND FLOP (fairly complete). From 2 to 4 play. Each player has four tiles started as shown.

[drawing of 8x8 game board]

The numbers on the other side are from 5 to 8 and are positioned so that the numbers at an edge all add up to 9. Players in turn move one space forward on to the side. (I don't think backward moves are allowed.) A pc. [piece] is flipped over as it is moved. The dots (which must be at the opposite edge on the other side) must always point away from the players starting position. When, at the start of a player's turn, his an edge of his pc. [piece] is next to an edge of an opponents pc. [piece] with a lower number he can flip and flop onto it, removing it from the game. If in position for another capture he can continue. Win by getting two pcs. [pieces] across to opponent's starting position. A pc. [piece] that has moved across can be moved and can be captured.
FRUSTRABLES, CORNERED-BUT-UNDAUNTED, CHINESE CHESS, and EMOTE are fairly well explained in the catalog. PENTAGON is also shown.
SYNTACTICS. Have picture and read the rules but didn't get the details very straight.
- Itemation. The fellow who said I could pick up games today now says that they only have empty boxes. Another fellow took my card and said he'd send me copies of SET POINT and STAMP COLLECTORS GAME. SUPERGROUP we agreed would not be for my readers.
- American Greetings. Asked for R. Stephan Harman. He rcd. [received] the copy of S&T I sent him. He packed me a box with what we thought were all 8 games. Later discovered that there were nine games, aside from CHESS 'N' CHECKERS. They are:- NIX- I had this before and he gave me a complete copy and also another empty except for a few cubes. DEADLOCK- gave me a complete copy. LINK-UP- I had this before and he [illegible strikeout] gave me a complete copy. CONTROLLING INTEREST- gave me a complete copy. POUNCE- I had this before and he didn't give me a copy.
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