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20 THURSDAY | 20 THURSDAY • DECEMBER 1973 | ||
HANUKKAH, FESTIVAL OF LIGHT • 354TH DAY • 11 DAYS TO COME | |||
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Rcd. an x'mas card with a note from <u>Paul Greenough</u>. | |||
Rcd. | Rcd. a letter from <u>Graeme Levin</u>. Another publisher is interested in <u>AGOG</u> and wants info in two weeks. He has sent out <br> | ||
the Airfix games (<u>POUNCE</u> and <u>SPECTRA</u> I hope) and the <br> | |||
rules for the other games (<u>AMBUSH</u>, <u>CABBIE</u>, <u>STOCKBROKER</u>). He asked about my doing other books and his selling them in English, also his selling my games. | |||
Wrote to Graeme concerning <u>AGOG</u>. Mentioned <u>SPECULATE</u>, <u>GAMES WITH PENCIL AND PAPER</u> in connection with the answers to his <s>quest</s> letter. Also mentioned my delay in getting to the Gamesviews. | Wrote to Graeme concerning <u>AGOG</u>. Mentioned <u>SPECULATE</u>, <u>GAMES WITH PENCIL AND PAPER</u> in connection with the answers to his <s>quest</s> letter. Also mentioned my delay in getting to the Gamesviews. | ||
In a Sears catalog saw a "Mail Sorter and Literature Rack" with 12 bins for $12 | In a Sears catalog saw a "Mail Sorter and Literature Rack" with 12 bins for $12.44. I'll probably get it. | ||
In the <u>POST</u> the stamp column mentions a set of Dutch stamps celebrating games, the 4 are <u>CHESS</u>, <u>TIC-TAC-TOE</u>, <u></u>, and a "Maze." (Filed in '73 Misc.) | In the <u>POST</u> the stamp column mentions a set of Dutch stamps celebrating games, the 4 are <u>CHESS</u>, <u>TIC-TAC-TOE</u>, <u>DOMINOES</u>, and a "Maze." (Filed in '73 Misc.) | ||
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(cont. from 12 / 21) [12/22] | |||
it be taken over by "Schmid." (Never heard of any of them.) | |||
Played <u>FOREIGN INTRIGUE</u> with the <u>Horn</u>s. Used 21 "assignment cards", dealt them out 8 to each player. When a player gave three "assignment" cards, the other player took them and returned 3, which could include those given. This slowed up the game. Used a set of 3 of each spy's name. Kept them face down except for two that were faced. On his turn the player chooses one of the face up <s>spys</s> [crossed out] spies to be given the assignment. If both of the faced cards are his own he loses his turn. Barbara eliminated me. Dave eliminated BB and then Barbara. As the game progressed realized that I'd have to allow a player on his turn to issue a challenge after giving an assignment. The other player has the night to refuse any assignment if he issues a challenge instead. The player who's turn it is then has the right to take precedence with a challenge of his own, but [illegible crossed-out word] instead of giving an assignment. | |||
[Arrows pointing to above and below paragraph][Started 12/22] | |||
When talking to <u>Bob Abbott</u> I mentioned the adaptation of <u>ELEUSIS</u> in Eric Solomon's book. Bob said that he had spoken to Solomon in England and Solomon claimed that he had learned the game from others and didn't know that it came from a book. | |||