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10 MONDAY-DECEMBER1973<br> | 10 MONDAY-DECEMBER1973<br> | ||
344TH DAY-21 DAYS TO COME | 344TH DAY-21 DAYS TO COME | ||
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Call from <s>Claude</s> Felicia. She still hasn't rcd. her check from | Call from <s>Claude</s> Felicia. She still hasn't rcd. [received] her check from | ||
Hallmark. Offered to loan her the money till it came but | Hallmark. Offered to loan her the money till it came but | ||
she said she'd manage.<br> | she said she'd manage.<br> | ||
She didn't hear anything from Kohner and we both agreed that | She didn't hear anything from Kohner and we both agreed that | ||
it is a lost cause. I said that we should show the revised | it is a lost cause. I said that we should show the revised | ||
<u>SHAPE & SHATTER</u> to <u>Bob Johnson</u>. It is definitely a "fun" | <u>SHAPE & SHATTER</u> to <u>Bob Johnson</u>. It is definitely a "fun" | ||
game now.<br> | game now.<br> | ||
She hasn't spoken to <u>Stan Harfenist</u> but she has spoken to Karen | She hasn't spoken to <u>Stan Harfenist</u> but she has spoken to Karen | ||
and it will be some time before Stan can look at <u>SPACE</u> (<u>3D BOXES</u>). | and it will be some time before Stan can look at <u>SPACE</u> | ||
We agreed that we'd just as soon have Hallmark | (<u>3D BOXES</u>). We agreed that we'd just as soon have Hallmark | ||
look at it first. | look at it first. | ||
Card from <u>Martin Gardner</u>. The book he mentioned (see 12/6) | |||
was <u>THE THEORY OF GAMBLING & STATISTICAL LOGIC</u> by Richard | Card from <u>Martin Gardner</u>. The book he mentioned (see 12/6) | ||
A. Epstein (not Bernstein)-Academic Press, 1967. | was <u>THE THEORY OF GAMBLING & STATISTICAL LOGIC</u> by Richard | ||
Working on <u>S&T</u> (#42) column. Wrote up <u>NEXUS</u>, <u>MUFKI-PUFKI</u>, | A. Epstein (not Bernstein)-Academic Press, 1967. | ||
<u>BROKEN ENGLISH</u>, <u>FAIR SHAKE</u>, and started | |||
<u>SCARNE'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GAMES</u>. In connection with this | Working on <u>S&T</u> (#42) column. Wrote up <u>NEXUS</u>, <u>MUFKI-PUFKI</u>, | ||
<u>BROKEN ENGLISH</u>, <u>FAIR SHAKE</u>, and started | |||
<u>SCARNE'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GAMES</u>. In connection with this | |||
discovered - and mention - that <u>HASAMI SHOGI</u> was taken directly | |||
from Bell's <u>BOARD AND TABLE GAMES FROM MANY CIVILIZATIONS</u>.<br> | from Bell's <u>BOARD AND TABLE GAMES FROM MANY CIVILIZATIONS</u>.<br> | ||
At a bazaar BB bought a card with 6 animals and a fence. | At a bazaar BB bought a card with 6 animals and a fence. | ||
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(cont. from 12/11) [12/11] | |||
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"balance" at the same time- so that it doesn't tilt.<br> | "balance" at the same time- so that it doesn't tilt.<br> | ||
At Alexanders saw <u>WORD-O-MATIC<u> (Aldon Accessories Ltd.). There are | At Alexanders saw <u>WORD-O-MATIC</u> (Aldon Accessories Ltd.). There are | ||
5 windows showing letters. The first one shows two vowels. The | 5 windows showing letters. The first one shows two vowels. The | ||
others show consonants- except that a U is | |||
given with a Q. The players all try to | given with a Q. | ||
make words with the letters that come up at the windows (can | |||
[illegible strikeout] a letter that shows be used more than once?). (Fairly | [drawing] | ||
The players all try to | |||
make words with the letters that come up at the windows (can | |||
[illegible strikeout] a letter that shows be used more than once?). (Fairly | |||
complete idea.) (I thought that this was the game Claude told me about on | |||
11/30- but that one Claude said was called <u>THINK TANK</u>.<br> | 11/30- but that one Claude said was called <u>THINK TANK</u>.<br> | ||
At A.&F. saw <u>HOLIDAY</u>. Saw <u>SAPO</u>- "The Game of the Frog. "This is a South | At A.&F. saw <u>HOLIDAY</u>. Saw <u>SAPO</u>- "The Game of the Frog. "This is a South | ||
American game, they say. There is a large wooden cabinet, with a | |||
figure of a frog with its mouth open in the center of the top. Around it | figure of a frog with its mouth open in the center of the top. Around it | ||
are openings that connect to pockets [illegible strikeout] lower down on the front. The | are openings that connect to pockets [illegible strikeout] lower down on the front. The | ||
object, they say is to throw coins into the frog's mouth. It sells for $800.<br> | object, they say is to throw coins into the frog's mouth. It sells for $800.<br> | ||
At Macy's saw <u>VEGAS</u>, some kind of a gambling game by M.B. I'll get | At Macy's saw <u>VEGAS</u>, some kind of a gambling game by M.B. [Milton Bradley] I'll get | ||
the details from Mickie Mackay.<br> | the details from Mickie Mackay.<br> | ||
Also saw <u>INSTANT DECISION</u> (Skor-Mor). There are 4 cubes, [illegible strikeout] the | Also saw <u>INSTANT DECISION</u> (Skor-Mor). There are 4 cubes, [illegible strikeout] the | ||
edges made of rods in four different colors. The cubes fit inside each | edges made of rods in four different colors. The cubes fit inside each | ||
other and a stepped platform centers them. Object is to place them | other and a stepped platform centers them. Object is to place them | ||
together so that there is one of each color at each edge. | together so that there is one of each color at each edge. | ||
To "Gamut of Games" to give <u>Phil</u> the rules for <u>END OF THE LINE</u> and | |||
<u>SUPERGHOSTS</u>. No one there. | To "Gamut of Games" to give <u>Phil</u> the rules for <u>END OF THE LINE</u> and | ||
<u>SUPERGHOSTS</u>. No one there. | |||
To S.P.I. Told Redmund that I'd bring my column tomorrow.<br> | To S.P.I. Told Redmund that I'd bring my column tomorrow.<br> | ||
(cont. on 12/9) | (cont. on 12/9) | ||