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7 SUNDAY * OCTOBER 1973
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST * 280TH DAY * 85 DAYS TO COME

Working on the SHAPE AND SHATTER puzzle. Recorded a solution for orange yellow-orange and yellow-red without corners of the two cards touching. For yellow-green could only come up with one with a corner touching. No solution seems possible for yellow-blue. Came up with a solution for green-blue, then orange-red, orange-green, and orange-blue (leaving red-green and red-blue still to be attempted.) Other possible puzzles - place each color so that it is connected together at corners but not at edges. Throw the dice to set the colors of the corners.
As a game tried out some ideas that didn't work very well.

(cont. from 10/8) [10/10]

the royalties on them - even tho none were mine - and the amounts look like they'll be appreciable.
Gave Felicia the model of OVER 'N OVER and showed her how it worked.
Jack Barry (spelling?) came about 5:30. He looked at 3D BOXES. He liked the general idea but not thought that the "force" was difficult to see. He also thought that the pcs. [pieces] should be of at least two colors to take advantage of the potential. He didn't like the name at all and said that he'd probably think of one tomorrow. Felicia tried to push him by saying she wants to show it to M.B. [Milton Bradley] He quietly told her that she shouldn't say things like that. He wants someone else to look at it and will come in a few weeks - Felicia said she'd hold it. tried to get a more definite idea on the timing so that I could get the differently colored pcs. [pieces] ready, and possibly some changes in the rules. Jack didn't seem to think it was too important.
Felicia showed him a thing done by the fellow who did the big electric GAME (which I saw there but don't know much about it). This is called MINEFIELD. A soldier is moved across an area trying to avoid sounding a buzzer. The way it is done is by having metal strips bent away from a contact point. The base of the soldier has a magnet that pulls the strip into contact when it passes over. one problem, the "mines" are in one position and it's not hard to memorize their location. Jack said that he personally doesn't like war toys, but they sell. He wondered if this thing could have a different theme. I suggested a crime caper which he liked. Then he thought of a spy theme. The discussion just seemed to peter out without any conclusion.
Jack said that what they are looking for is something other than regular board games. Something electronic that is tied into science would be great.
Jack said that 3M had some objections about their using the name SUPER SLEUTH (after Felicia said that SLEUTH was mine) but, since they are mutual customers it will be settled amicably. I asked about a review copy. He'll get me one eventually but right now they can't keep up
(cont. on 10/6)

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English 7 SUNDAY * OCTOBER 1973
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST * 280TH DAY * 85 DAYS TO COME


Working on the SHAPE AND SHATTER puzzle. Recorded a
solution for orange yellow-orange and yellow-red without
corners of the two cards touching. For yellow-green could only
come up with one with a corner touching. No solution seems
possible for yellow-blue. Came up with a solution for
green-blue, then orange-red, orange-green, and orange-blue
(leaving red-green and red-blue still to be attempted.)
Other possible puzzles - place each color so that it is
connected together at corners but not at edges. Throw the
dice to set the colors of the corners.
As a game tried out some ideas that didn't work very well.


(cont. from 10/8) [10/10]


the royalties on them - even tho none were mine - and the
amounts look like they'll be appreciable.
Gave Felicia the model of OVER 'N OVER and showed her how it
worked.
Jack Barry (spelling?) came about 5:30. He looked at 3D BOXES.
He liked the general idea but not thought that the "force" was
difficult to see. He also thought that the pcs. [pieces] should be of
at least two colors to take advantage of the potential. He
didn't like the name at all and said that he'd probably think of
one tomorrow. Felicia tried to push him by saying she wants to show
it to M.B. [Milton Bradley] He quietly told her that she shouldn't say things like that.
He wants someone else to look at it and will come in a few weeks -
Felicia said she'd hold it. tried to get a more definite idea on the
timing so that I could get the differently colored pcs. [pieces] ready, and
possibly some changes in the rules. Jack didn't seem to think it was too
important.
Felicia showed him a thing done by the fellow who did the
big electric GAME (which I saw there but don't know much about
it). This is called MINEFIELD. A soldier is moved across an
area trying to avoid sounding a buzzer. The way it is done is by
having metal strips bent away from a contact point. The base of the
soldier has a magnet that pulls the strip into contact when it passes
over. one problem, the "mines" are in one position and it's not hard
to memorize their location. Jack said that he personally doesn't like
war toys, but they sell. He wondered if this thing could have a
different theme. I suggested a crime caper which he liked. Then he
thought of a spy theme. The discussion just seemed to peter out
without any conclusion.
Jack said that what they are looking for is something other than
regular board games. Something electronic that is tied into science
would be great.
Jack said that 3M had some objections about their using the name
SUPER SLEUTH (after Felicia said that SLEUTH was mine) but, since they are
mutual customers it will be settled amicably. I asked about a review
copy. He'll get me one eventually but right now they can't keep up
(cont. on 10/6)
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