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<br>23 | '''23 FRIDAY * NOVEMBER 1973'''<br> | ||
<br> | 327TH DAY - 38 DAYS TO COME<br> | ||
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Wrote rules for <u>WILDCAT</u>. Trying to make a new layout | Wrote rules for <u>WILDCAT</u>. Trying to make a new layout<br> | ||
for the <u>EMPIRE</u> Gamesheet. Started with hexes but finally | for the <u>EMPIRE</u> Gamesheet. Started with hexes but finally<br> | ||
decided on irregular shapes, like a map. | decided on irregular shapes, like a map.<br> | ||
Played <u>WILDCAT</u> and <u>WINDFALL</u> with the <u>Laurence</u>s - 2 hand and | Played <u>WILDCAT</u> and <u>WINDFALL</u> with the <u>Laurence</u>s - 2 hand and<br> | ||
4 hand. For 4 hand <u>WINDFALL</u> was more popular. For 2 hand | 4 hand. For 4 hand <u>WINDFALL</u> was more popular. For 2 hand<br> | ||
Phil and I found <u>WILDCAT</u> quite strategic. For <u>WINDFALL</u> I | Phil and I found <u>WILDCAT</u> quite strategic. For <u>WINDFALL</u> I<br> | ||
changed 4 capital spaces in each area to "5" and 4 to | changed 4 capital spaces in each area to "5" and 4 to<br> | ||
"20", giving a total of "160" instead of the orifinal "140." | "20", giving a total of "160" instead of the orifinal "140."<br> | ||
[arrow pointing to the page on the left] | [large red arrow pointing to the page on the left] | ||
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(cont. from 11/24) [12/5] | (cont. from 11/24) [12/5]<br> | ||
out and returned before end of the year. Mentions <u>MIDWAY</u>, | out and returned before end of the year. Mentions <u>MIDWAY</u>, <br> | ||
<u>XENOGOGIC VI</u>, <u>PHI ETA OMEGA</u>, <u>TRI THETA EPSILON</u>, <u>PUZZLE</u> | <u>XENOGOGIC VI</u>, <u>PHI ETA OMEGA</u>, <u>TRI THETA EPSILON</u>, <u>PUZZLE</u><br> | ||
(a simulation game by "Interact"), <u>SEARCH</u>, <u>STRIKE</u>, <u>SUNSHINE</u>, | (a simulation game by "Interact"), <u>SEARCH</u>, <u>STRIKE</u>, <u>SUNSHINE</u>, <br> | ||
<u>NEXUS</u> (I.D.S.), <u>COLD WAR GAME</u>, <u>SIMCOM</u>, <u>DOOMSDAY</u>, <u>SINEX</u>, | <u>NEXUS</u> (I.D.S.), <u>COLD WAR GAME</u>, <u>SIMCOM</u>, <u>DOOMSDAY</u>, <u>SINEX</u>, <br> | ||
<u>INTERNATIONAL SIMULATION</u>, <u>DIG</u>, <u>LIBERTE</u>, <u>DRANG NACH OSTEN!</u>, | <u>INTERNATIONAL SIMULATION</u>, <u>DIG</u>, <u>LIBERTE</u>, <u>DRANG NACH OSTEN!</u>,<br> | ||
<u>UNENTSCHIEDEN!</u>, <u>TRIPLANETARY</u>, <u>ESCAPE FROM COLDITZ</u>, <u>ALBION</u>, | <u>UNENTSCHIEDEN!</u>, <u>TRIPLANETARY</u>, <u>ESCAPE FROM COLDITZ</u>, <u>ALBION</u>, <br> | ||
<u>LENSMAN</u>, <u>SINK THE BISMARCK!</u>, <u>GROSSTAKTIK</u>, <u>ATLANTA</u>, | <u>LENSMAN</u>, <u>SINK THE BISMARCK!</u>, <u>GROSSTAKTIK</u>, <u>ATLANTA</u>, <br> | ||
<u>THE PENTAGON GAME</u>, <u>GO</u> Vs<u>CHESS</u>, <u>THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF GAMES</u> | <u>THE PENTAGON GAME</u>, <u>GO</u> Vs <u>CHESS</u>, ''<u>THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF GAMES</u>''<br> | ||
(Club), <u>SCARNE'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GAMES</u>. | (Club), ''<u>SCARNE'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GAMES</u>''.<br> | ||
[started 12/5] | [started 12/5] | ||
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(cont. from 12/6) [12/6] | (cont. from 12/6) [12/6] | ||
if he'll do anything about it.). | if he'll do anything about it.).<br> | ||
<br>Martin suggested that I might try to market a set of | <br>Martin suggested that I might try to market a set of<br> | ||
<u>MINI-GAMES</u>, the smallest meaningful board for various | <u>MINI-GAMES</u>, the smallest meaningful board for various<br> | ||
standard games. He has found that 5x5 is the minimum | standard games. He has found that 5x5 is the minimum<br> | ||
for <u>CHECKERS</u>, also for <u>CHESS</u> so that all moves - including | for <u>CHECKERS</u>, also for <u>CHESS</u> so that all moves - including<br> | ||
castling and en passant - and pcs. | castling and en passant - and pcs. are involved. 3 pcs. per <br> | ||
person is far from trivial for <u>CHINESE CHECKERS</u>. (I asked | person is far from trivial for <u>CHINESE CHECKERS</u>. (I asked<br> | ||
him why he didn't do it himself. It's just out of his line.) | him why he didn't do it himself. It's just out of his line.)<br> | ||
<br>He suggested that, since the occult is getting more and | He suggested that, since the occult is getting more and <br> | ||
more followers - even among intellectuals, I might do well | more followers - even among intellectuals, I might do well<br> | ||
with an ESP <u>GAME</u>. Told him that a number have been | with an ESP <u>GAME</u>. Told him that a number have been <br> | ||
done, without much success. (Mentioned that of the | done, without much success. (Mentioned that of the<br> | ||
people who buy <u>TAROT</u> cards I doubt if 1 in a thousand | people who buy <u>TAROT</u> cards I doubt if 1 in a thousand play<br> | ||
actual games with them.) | actual games with them.)<br> | ||
<br>He told me of an acquaintance of his who plays <u>CHOMP</u> using | <br>He told me of an acquaintance of his who plays <u>CHOMP</u> using<br> | ||
raisins set up in an array. The one to be avoided is a <br> | |||
different color (the one in the corner opposite the starting | different color (the one in the corner opposite the starting<br> | ||
corner). To remove the raisins an edge set with a | corner). To remove the raisins an edge set with a <br> | ||
right angle is used for pushing them away. He said I | right angle is used for pushing them away. He said I<br> | ||
was welcome to make any use I wish of this idea. | was welcome to make any use I wish of this idea. <br> | ||
<br>(cont. on 11/22) | (cont. on 11/22)<br> | ||