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20 THURSDAY • DECEMBER 1973 HANUKKAH, FESTIVAL OF LIGHT • 354TH DAY • 11 DAYS TO COME

Rcd. an x'mas card with a note from Paul Greenough.

Rcd. a letter from Graeme Levin. Another publisher is interested in AGOG and wants info in two weeks. He has sent out
the Airfix games (POUNCE and SPECTRA I hope) and the
rules for the other games (AMBUSH, CABBIE, STOCKBROKER). He asked about my doing other books and his selling them in English, also his selling my games.

Wrote to Graeme concerning AGOG. Mentioned SPECULATE, GAMES WITH PENCIL AND PAPER in connection with the answers to his quest 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 $12.44. I'll probably get it.

In the POST the stamp column mentions a set of Dutch stamps celebrating games, the 4 are CHESS, TIC-TAC-TOE, DOMINOES, and a "Maze." (Filed in '73 Misc.)

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it be taken over by "Schmid." (Never heard of any of them.)

Played FOREIGN INTRIGUE with the Horns. 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 spys [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.

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When talking to Bob Abbott I mentioned the adaptation of ELEUSIS 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.