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313TH DAY * 52 DAYS TO COME | 313TH DAY * 52 DAYS TO COME | ||
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Rcd. Nov. ''<u>PLAYTHINGS</u>''. Had ad for <u>HIJACKED</u> - by Valley | Rcd. [received] Nov. [November] ''<u>PLAYTHINGS</u>''. Had ad for <u>HIJACKED</u> - by Valley | ||
Games. Whole line will be at Toy Fair.<br> | Games. Whole line will be at Toy Fair.<br> | ||
Showcase/Toys lists <u>PUTTER UP</u>.<br> | Showcase/Toys lists <u>PUTTER UP</u>.<br> | ||
News item about <u>ZIRIYA</u>, a fortune telling and ESP game. | News item about <u>ZIRIYA</u>, a fortune telling and ESP game. | ||
Rcd. a letter, thru Random House, from Owen Nelson, | Rcd. [received] a letter, thru Random House, from Owen Nelson, | ||
who has adapted <u>LAST WORD</u> (which he found in ''<u>AGOG</u>'') | who has adapted <u>LAST WORD</u> (which he found in ''<u>AGOG</u>'') | ||
for school use. He suggested that we could market it. | for school use. He suggested that we could market it. | ||
Wrote covering letter to <u>Graeme Levin</u> and sent it with my | Wrote covering letter to <u>Graeme Levin</u> and sent it with my | ||
<u>SLEUTH</u> feature article. Mentioned <u>CARTEL</u>, <u>REALM</u>, <u>INFINITY</u>, | <u>SLEUTH</u> feature article. Mentioned <u>CARTEL</u>, <u>REALM</u>, <u>INFINITY</u>, | ||
<u>VENTURE</u>, <u>K.G.B.</u>, <u>FACTS IN FIVE</u>, ''<u>AGOG</u>'', <u>THE SIGMA FILE</u>, | <u>VENTURE</u>, <u>K.G.B.</u>, <u>FACTS IN FIVE</u>, ''<u>AGOG</u>'', <u>THE SIGMA FILE</u>, | ||
''<u>GAMES WITH PAPER & PENCIL</u>'', <u>POUNCE</u>, <u>SPECTRA</u>, <u>AMBUSH</u>, <u>CABBIE</u>, | ''<u>GAMES WITH PAPER & PENCIL</u>'', <u>POUNCE</u>, <u>SPECTRA</u>, <u>AMBUSH</u>, <u>CABBIE</u>, | ||
<u>STOCKBROKER</u>, and <u>JACKPOT</u>. | <u>STOCKBROKER</u>, and <u>JACKPOT</u>. | ||
Call from <u>Bob Champer</u>. Told him to start reading up on | Call from <u>Bob Champer</u>. Told him to start reading up on | ||
<u>MACARTHUR</u>. He'll call me at the end of the month and we'll | <u>MACARTHUR</u>. He'll call me at the end of the month and we'll | ||
get together to decide on the battles to use.<br> | get together to decide on the battles to use.<br> | ||
During day signed up for new library card and took out a book by | During day signed up for new library card and took out a book by | ||
MacArthur himself - called "''Reminiscenses''". | MacArthur himself - called "''Reminiscenses''". | ||
Betty and <u>Issy Rothman</u>here bringing <u>Earl</u>, <u>Claude</u>, and Anne. | Betty and <u>Issy Rothman</u> here bringing <u>Earl</u>, <u>Claude</u>, and Anne. | ||
I gave Earl the material he had sent me on <u>"F", THE GAME FOR LOVERS</u | I gave Earl the material he had sent me on <u>"F", THE GAME FOR LOVERS</u> | ||
and <u>V.D. A CATCHY GAME</u>.<br> | and <u>V.D. A CATCHY GAME</u>.<br> | ||
Claude played his <u>DIABOLIQUE</u> with Issy quite a bit and then I | Claude played his <u>DIABOLIQUE</u> with Issy quite a bit and then I | ||
sat in for a few games. He uses a 4 x 4 field and twenty | sat in for a few games. He uses a 4 x 4 field and twenty | ||
picess [pieces], with a number from -7 to +12 including a 0.<br> | |||
Claude's rules were: Each player takes 10 pcs. and stands | Claude's rules were: Each player takes 10 pcs. [pieces] and stands | ||
them up so that the opponent can't see them. Players in turn | them up so that the opponent can't see them. Players in turn | ||
place a tile on the board. Object is to get a line of 4, | place a tile on the board. Object is to get a line of 4, | ||
including the long diagonal [Illegible | including the long diagonal [Illegible strikeout], or a small square of | ||
4 that adds up to a multiple of 5. For completing such | |||
a configuration the player scores the absolute value and goes | |||
again. A line of 4 cannot be completed unless it scores, but | |||
a small square can be. Also if a scored square is completed | |||
a non-scoring line of 4 can be completed with the same tile. | |||
The problem was that once a player was able to start scoring he usually | |||
was able to continue until all his pcs. [pieces] were used, running up a big score.<br> | |||
Issy suggested the following variation. Each player starts with four | |||
tiles. On a turn he can either place a tile, under the same | |||
rules as above, or can take a tile. The game is over as soon | |||
as a player plays out all his tiles. He doubles all the scores | |||
he has made. This variation was over very quickly.<br> | |||
I told Claude that I found that adding all the possible | |||
positions to get a sum that was a multiple of 5 was more | |||
like work than fun.<br> | |||
<-->Played <u>TRANSFORMATION</u> with Issy. I won but we both | |||
enjoyed it.<br> | |||
<-->Betty mentioned and Issy showed me a game called <u>ZILCH</u>. | |||
He has played it for years and doesn't remember where<br> | |||
(cont. on 11/8) | |||