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Created page with "MARCH 1974 - SUNDAY 10<br> SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT - 69TH DAY - 296 DAYS TO COME<br> ---- Call from Barbara Heine of <u>ESQUIRE</u>. She'd like me<br> come down tomorrow at 10 A.M. to go over the games<br> they will photograph. She doesn't think that <u>MONAD</u> will<br> show up well enough but she'll try to get either<br> <u>FITTING & PROPER</u> or <u>THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS</u> in. I'll bring a<br> fresh copy of the former with me. She has the latter in<br> good..."
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SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT - 69TH DAY - 296 DAYS TO COME<br> | SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT - 69TH DAY - 296 DAYS TO COME<br> | ||
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Call from Barbara Heine of <u>ESQUIRE</u>. She'd like me | Call from Barbara Heine of <u>ESQUIRE</u>. She'd like me | ||
come down tomorrow at 10 A.M. to go over the games | come down tomorrow at 10 A.M. to go over the games | ||
they will photograph. She doesn't think that <u>MONAD</u> will | they will photograph. She doesn't think that <u>MONAD</u> will | ||
show up well enough but she'll try to get either | show up well enough but she'll try to get either | ||
<u>FITTING & PROPER</u> or <u>THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS</u> in. I'll bring a | <u>FITTING & PROPER</u> or <u>THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS</u> in. I'll bring a | ||
fresh copy of the former with me. She has the latter in | fresh copy of the former with me. She has the latter in | ||
good shape. She also wants to write up a number of think | good shape. She also wants to write up a number of think | ||
games that don't use equipment, not even cards, and | games that don't use equipment, not even cards, and | ||
that haven't been published before. But she wants to use | that haven't been published before. But she wants to use | ||
<u>ELEUSIS</u> (??) Told her I'd bring a copy of <u>AGOG</u> with me. | <u>ELEUSIS</u> (??) Told her I'd bring a copy of <u>AGOG</u> with me. | ||
She also was talking about coming to visit me some time later | She also was talking about coming to visit me some time later | ||
this week. She kept talking about material that <u>Martin Gardner</u | this week. She kept talking about material that <u>Martin Gardner</u> | ||
had sent her. She rcd. a copy of the new <u>TRIPPPLES</u>.<br> | had sent her. She rcd. [received] a copy of the new <u>TRIPPPLES</u>.<br> | ||
Her address | Her address {<u>ESQUIRE</u> Mag<br> | ||
{488 Madison Ave. (ur. 51st St.)<br> | |||
{4th Floor (759-3232)<br> | |||
Made pcs. for <u>INTERSECTION</u> with contact.<br> | Made pcs. [pieces] for <u>INTERSECTION</u> with contact.<br> | ||
Had an idea for a race <u>GAME</u>, a variation of one of the "Cereal | Had an idea for a race <u>GAME</u>, a variation of one of the "Cereal | ||
Box" games I worked on before. There are 12 squares, each | Box" games I worked on before. There are 12 squares, each | ||
divided into four quarters. These are colored with four colors. | divided into four quarters. These are colored with four colors. | ||
There are 6 possible arrangements and each is used twice. These | There are 6 possible arrangements and each is used twice. These | ||
are placed at random into a playing field of 6x8 spaces. When | are placed at random into a playing field of 6x8 spaces. When | ||
2 play each has 6 markers of a color matching one of the board | 2 play each has 6 markers of a color matching one of the board | ||
colors. When 3 play - 4 - each. When 4 play - 3 each.<br> | colors. When 3 play - 4 - each. When 4 play - 3 each.<br> | ||
Play starts off one short end and object is to move pcs. off | Play starts off one short end and object is to move pcs. off | ||
opposite end. When two or four play movement can be from opposite | opposite end. When two or four play movement can be from opposite | ||
ends. Basic move is forward straight or diagonally the number of | ends. Basic move is forward straight or diagonally the number of | ||
spaces equal to pcs. in the row pcs. starts from. If move ends in | spaces equal to pcs. in the row pcs. starts from. If move ends in | ||
player's own color he plays again - not necessarily with same pc.<br> | player's own color he plays again - not necessarily with same pc. [piece]<br> | ||
Started making a set. Realized later that probably would be | Started making a set. Realized later that probably would be | ||
sufficient to use 6 pcs. in a 4x6 playing field - probably | sufficient to use 6 pcs. in a 4x6 playing field - probably | ||
with less playing pcs. | with less playing pcs. [pieces] | ||
Played <u>INTERSECTION</u> with <u>Dave Horn</u>. He liked it altho I beat him. | Played <u>INTERSECTION</u> with <u>Dave Horn</u>. He liked it altho I beat him. | ||
Gave Dave the copy of <u>HOLIDAY</u> I promised him. | Gave Dave the copy of <u>HOLIDAY</u> I promised him. | ||