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Created page with "'''11 SUNDAY * NOVEMBER 1973'''<br> TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST * 315TH DAY * 50 DAYS TO COME ---- 2 bazaars. Nothing for games. ---- (Cont. from 11/12) [11/13]<br> (8/17) <u>NEW TOWN</u>; (8/24) <u>FLUSTER</u>, <u>BOGGLE</u>, <u>GRAPPLE</u>; (8/31)<br> <u>TAROK</u>, <u>TAROT STOPS</u>, <u>TAROT RISK</u>, <u>GALAXY GAZER</u>; (9/7)<br> <u>BACKGAMMON</u>; (7/14) <u>OP TILE</u>; (9/21) <u>BODY TALK</u>; (9/28) <u>JEOPARDY</u>;<br> (10/5) <u>RSVP</u>, <..."
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(10/26) <u>PRO FOOTBALL</u>; (11/2) <u>ACQUIRE</u>.<br>
(10/26) <u>PRO FOOTBALL</u>; (11/2) <u>ACQUIRE</u>.<br>


Call from
Call from <u>Martin Gardner</u>. He was at an antique show in White<br>
Plains and saw the following games and wondered if I'd be interested: - <br>
<u>CHIVALRY</u> (for $16.00); <u>TELEGRAPH BOY</u> (board only for $10.00);<br>
<u>HALMA</u>, <u>STEEPLECHASE</u> (with large horses - for $45); several old<br>
German dissection puzzles - like <u>TANGRAMS</u> - for $10 each.<br>
Thanked him but said that I wasn't interested in any of these.<br>
Arranged to call him when he got home.<br>
Called Martin. He gave me the address of one of the dealers<br>
at the show who said he had other board games:<br>
{Avis & Rockwell Gardiner<br>
{Stamford, Conn.<br>
{[Phone number omitted for privacy]<br>
He and Charlotte have been going to a lot of antiques shows<br>
and also have been traveling around visiting shops and also<br>
book stores. There is a very good one in Catskill, N.Y. where<br>
he picked up some rare children's games at bargain prices. He<br>
picked up a <u>HALMA</u> game, one of the originals, with a<br>
booklet of rules that included a number of problems based on<br>
minimum number of moves to get pcs. into final position. He'll<br>
be able to use some when he expands his column for the book reprint.<br>
Told him that all I could find on <u>CHINESE CHECKERS</u> was that<br>
it became popular in the 1930's.<br>
He has some games he is saving for me. One I am pretty <br>
sure is the one I saw in Verhulst's column - <u>HEUMANIA TIC-TAC-TOE</u>.<br>
Two are by <u>Odier</u> - one being <u>LE TRIOKER</u> no doubt and the<br>
other being similar with square pcs. I'll contact him after<br>
Thanksgiving about my driving over there.<br>
When in Penna. he picked up a game for $1.00 which was supposed <br>
to be an old game. This may be <u>MINI-HEXCHECKERS</u>.<br>
He has seen card games in the antique stores but hasn't<br>
paid much attention to them since he didn't think I'd be<br>
interested. I said I would be if it wasn't just another variation<br>
of <u>AUTHORS</u>. He has seen <u>SHERLOCK HOLMES</u> in a few places at<br>
not very high prices. If he sees it again he'll pick it up for me.<br>
He did get an original <u>UNCLE WIGGILY</u> board for 25 [cents] which<br>
he will give me.<br>
 
Call from <u>Claude</u>. He wants to know if there was any word on<br>
KOHNER. Tod him of Felicia's call.<br>
(cont. on 11/10)