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'''4 TUESDAY * SEPTEMBER 1973''' | '''4 TUESDAY * SEPTEMBER 1973'''<br> | ||
247th day - 118 DAYS TO COME | 247th day - 118 DAYS TO COME | ||
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Rcd. a notice to pay NOST due (to continue receiving | Rcd. [received] a notice to pay NOST due (to continue receiving | ||
<u>NOST-ALGIA</u>.<br> | <u>NOST-ALGIA</u>.<br> | ||
Rcd. a card from Sears that5 the shelving I ordered was | Rcd. [received] a card from Sears that5 the shelving I ordered was | ||
waiting for me in New Rochelle. | waiting for me in New Rochelle. | ||
Call from <u>Felicia</u>. She discovered that a 2-year period was | Call from <u>Felicia</u>. She discovered that a 2-year period was | ||
not entered on <u>Claude</u>s <u>DUEL</u> contract. She'll be calling | not entered on <u>Claude</u>'s <u>DUEL</u> contract. She'll be calling | ||
<u>Burt Huber</u> and will tell him that she is sending | <u>Burt Huber</u> and will tell him that she is sending | ||
<u>THE 31ST HEX</u>: and <u>PUSHOVER</u> in about 2 weeks.<br> | <u>THE 31ST HEX</u>: and <u>PUSHOVER</u> in about 2 weeks.<br> | ||
She is still disturbed that S & R has run out of <u>BALI</u>, altho | She is still disturbed that S & R has run out of <u>BALI</u>, altho | ||
they are also out of many of their other games. | they are also out of many of their other games. | ||
They tell her that business is suddenly so good that they | They tell her that business is suddenly so good that they | ||
were caught short. | were caught short. | ||
Looked in phone book for "Greenwood Publishing" but | Looked in phone book for "Greenwood Publishing" but | ||
couldn't find it to call about the <u>JOURNAL OF RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS</u>. | couldn't find it to call about the <u>JOURNAL OF RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS</u>. | ||
Called <u>Martin Gardner</u> and he told me that the journal had | Called <u>Martin Gardner</u> and he told me that the journal had | ||
been taken over by | been taken over by {Baywood Publishing Co.<br> | ||
{Baywood Publishing Co.<br> | |||
{43 Central Drive<br> | {43 Central Drive<br> | ||
{Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735<br> | {Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735<br> | ||
{(516-293-7130)<br> | {(516-293-7130)<br> | ||
He saw the game <u>WEDDING BELLS</u> (see 5/14) at another | He saw the game <u>WEDDING BELLS</u> (see 5/14) at another | ||
antique show - still for $14.00. He looked at the rules | antique show - still for $14.00. He looked at the rules | ||
a little and said it was purely moving around the | a little and said it was purely moving around the | ||
edge of the board. It is in good condition and seems | edge of the board. It is in good condition and seems | ||
to be complete.<br> | to be complete.<br> | ||
He rcd. a set of <u>30 CUBES</u> from <u>Frank Armbruster</u>. The | He rcd. [received] a set of <u>30 CUBES</u> from <u>Frank Armbruster</u>. The | ||
box has no printing on it and the rules have a lot<br> | box has no printing on it and the rules have a lot | ||
of | of typographic errors. Martin included <u>THE TOWER GAME</u> | ||
and <u>8 BLOCKS TO MADNESS</u> in the rules.<br> | |||
He is writing a column on "star patterns", the | |||
smallest of which is as shown. | |||
[Small diagram of 13 circles arranged in a 1-4-3-4-1 alignment (similar to a Star of David).] | |||
He wondered if I knew anything about the history of | |||
<u>CHINESE CHECKERS</u>. I told him that I was pretty | |||
sure that I didn't have any info but that I would check.<br> | |||
Later found references in <u>CULBERTSON'S HOYLE</u> that <u>CHINESE CHECKERS</u> became | |||
popular in the 1930's. Couldn't find any further info.<br> | |||
Martin got the idea for the column from a urinal. | |||
He told me of two catalogs of mathematical equipment and | |||
games that he rcd. [received] {Creative Publications<br> | |||
{Box 10328<br> | |||
{Palo Alto, Cal. 94303<br> | |||
{Math Shop<br> | |||
{5 Bridge St.<br> | |||
{Watertown, Maine 02172<br> | |||
The first one lists cubes in different colors that can | |||
be snapped together to form "poly blocks". They are sold in | |||
quantities of 500 or more.<br> | |||
He rcd. [received] the "Gamut of Games" games - <u>REALM</u>, etc. | |||
He is going on a vacation and will call me when they<br> | |||
(con't on 9/2) | |||