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23 WEDNESDAY - OCTOBER 1974 296TH DAY - 69 DAYS TO COME

Rcd. the another package of Vittet's material. The thirty dice were there, plus another 5 separately boxed, and two more transparent cubes with material inside. Also a grab bag. (This was all packaged in a box for OBJECTIF EPARGNE.) There was also a transparent folder with two gadgets for covering cubes from opponent, and rules for HIGH RISE, a picture of the game in progress, and more material on the puzzles with subsets of the dice.

Rcd. PLAYTHINGS - October. Report that ANTI-MONOPOLY won a court case against Parker Brothers/General Mills.

Showcase/Toys shows ELECTRONIC TABLE TENNIS by Ideal and GANGLAND.

BB remembered that she had loaned Annie a library book. Called Pierre and we'll probably get together next Monday for lunch. He'll call me Sunday, when he gets back from Boston.

He met with Kenneth Heuer today and got paid for his translation of his puzzle books. Ken took the book 100 GRANDES REUSSITES to show to others, since it is not in his province. Pierre was not impressed by Ken's decisiveness, or rather lack of it.

The POST had a piece on ANTI-MONOPOLY and Ralph Anspach. (Filed in '74 Misc.)

Working on game diary most of day and almost caught up after being about 10 days behind.

(cont. from 10/24) [10/30]

In mail rcd. a letter (thru Random House) from a 13 year old AGOG reader. He has invented some GAMEs.

Rcd. a copy of THE MONOPOLY BOOK by Maxine Brady. [illegible strikeout] signed by her. (In a David Alber envelope.)

Rcd. G&P #29. Article on MANCALA with variations TAMTAM APACHI, and KAKUA. Forum mentions CRIBBAGE, DIPLOMACY, TANGRAMS, NINETY-NINE [Parlett], ALICE IN WONDERLAND, COLARITO & FARMING. Gamesviews of ESCAPE FROM COLDITZ, CARTEL, 1776 [A.H.] [Avalon Hill], & PHILATELY. Rules of pub card games: PINK NINES, CRASH, BASTARD, PHAT & RACING ACES. "Waddingtons House of Games" catalog with, among others, RAT RACE, THE GREAT DOWNHILL SKI GAME, LEXICON WITH TILES, CAMPAIGN, GAME OF NATIONS, 4000 A.D., SPECULATE, CUBE FUSION, CLUEDO, MONOPOLY, TOTOPOLY, FORMULA 1, TABLE SOCCER, SPY RING, BLAST-OFF!, BUCCANEER, AIR CHARTER, CLONK!, EXPLORATION, SORRY, AD-LIB, CHESSWORD, PLAY ON WORDS, NUMBERS UP, LEXICON. Simple game THE GRID GAME. Reader's game KUR KUVRO. Article on DRAUGHTS. Ad for LOGICA.

(cont. on 10/14)