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3/5
MARCH 1974 - FRIDAY 8
67TH DAY - 298 DAYS TO COME

Rcd. G&P #22. Article by R.C. Bell on SENAT, TOURNE-CAS, &
LUDUS DUODECIM SCRIPTORUM. Article on DRAUGHTS match.
NINETY NINE by David Parlett - a new card game for 3 players. NETWORK,
by Sid Sackson, Article on PLOY. Article on SCRABBLE. "Gamesviews" of
QUEBEC 1759, WEMBLEY, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, and BREAKTHRU. Ad for
QUEBEC 1759 and THE WAR OF 1812. Review of SCARNE'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GAMES.
Advertisement for THE INDOOR GAMES BOOK by Andrew Pennycook. Letter
about a "Games Museum" at the University of Waterloo, from the
curator, Prof. E.M. Avedon - co-author of THE STUDY OF GAMES. Letter
about TAROCK - Austrian and Bavarian. Letter from Joseph Yeo about
CHINESE CHESS and a war GAME he adapted from an ancient Chinese war
game. Article on GO. Articles on DRAUGHTS and CHESS. Ad, by
"G&P" for ABBOTT'S NEW CARD GAMES. Back page ad again for 3M games.
Rcd. from Fay Hartog the release of Foreign rights on AGOG,
together with a note from Fay Hartog.

Rcd. call from Barbara Heine of ESQUIRE magazine (see 1/17). They are setting
up the piece on thinking games. The photography editor didn't
like FITTING & PROPER and Barbara would like to have something
of mine. She liked the idea of MONAD. She called 3M and didn't
get an answering call. I called 3M and Phyllis Melhado (who is
now handling games since Jack Davis did not make the change to the
3M offices) and told her to call Barbara about getting a copy of the game to her.
Later called Barbara again (although she was supposed to call
me). She heard from 3M. Cunningham (the salesman) told
her "What do you want MONAD for" but she is having it sent up
anyway. She asked if I could come there Monday to help them
get a good balance in the games. Yes. She'll call me Monday morning.
She told me that she is sending back some things she borrowed
from Martin Gardner, including a copy of TRIPPPLES. Incidentally,
I previously told her about Aladdin's new editions and she called them.

Wald called, Hayden is publishing a book on simulation games and
communications, or something like that. They are interested in
including his writeup on the game POWER. He wondered if he
could ask for any money. I thought "no" but offered to call
Martin Gardner for him.
Called Martin. Not in and called again in the evening. He said
that the most that Wald could ask for would be $50 and there
is a good chance they'd say "no."
He told me that he came across a game called PASTA - a
variation of LASKA in a magazine called COMPUTING NEWS POPULAR COMPUTING. He
told me about it and then offered to send me repros. I accepted.
The game was originally in COMPUTING NEWS - March 15, 1956.
Told Martin that Barbara was returning things to him.
Wald called and I told him what Martin said. Then I threw
in the suggestion that Wald could ask for copies of the book,
which he liked.
(cont. on 3/5)

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