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10 TUESDAY - DECEMBER 1974
344TH DAY - 21 DAYS TO COME

Rcd. G&P #30. Contains: Hamley's ad for OUTDOOR SURVIVAL LUFTWAFFE, BATTLE OF THE BULGE, 1776, RICHTHOFEN'S WAR, AFRIKA KORPS, D-DAY (pictured and other A.H. [Avalon Hill] games listed); artile article on L-GAME with several variations; ad for AGOG; ad for EXECTION X [Election X?] and HARE AND TORTOISE; article on SOLITAIRE (board), with a variation COLOURTAIRE, and a mention of POLYTAIRE; ad by D.G. Watts for RAILWAY RIVALS and his war games; article on the development of SEASTRIKE; Gamesviews of CROWN CHESS (which is shown on the cover); HARE AND TORTOISE, CONFRONTATION; long article on MONTAGE (with ad); ad for DECLINE AND FALL and SEASTRIKE; ad for DIPLOMACY, KINGMAKER, STRATEGY, and CONFRONTATION (Philmar); Forum mentions WFF 'N PROOF, TAC-TICKLE, and TRI-NIM, BEZIQUE and HUNGARIAN WHIST, CHATURANGA; article on "Video Games" (as played in pubs); article on cards including PIQUET, BRIDGE, VINT, BIRITCH, BRIDGE-WHIST, and DUMBY; Steve Wilson's PENNY ROYAL; another ad for LOGICA; articles on SCRABBLE and CHESS; back cover ad for ROUND-HOUSE, TOURNAMENT NOUGHTS AND CROSSES, and CONTEXT.

Ad from A.H. [Avalon Hill] for 7 "new" games. THIRD REICH and BASKETBALL STRATEGY for general circulation and the following for mail order only: PANZER LEADER, CHANCELLORSVILLE (redo), ALEXANDER THE GREAT, JUTLAND (redo), ANZIO (redo). Also included a catalog.

Call from Felicia. She had forgotten Herb Baus' name.

Call from [drawn bracket] Jean Boone [drawn bracket] [drawn bracket] "To Tell the Truth" (30th floor) [drawn bracket] [drawn bracket] 375 Park Ave. (Between 52 & 53) [drawn bracket] [drawn bracket] New York 10022 (PL 1-0600) [drawn bracket]

Because of the TIMES article they are interested in having me on "To Tell the Truth," but can't figure out how to narrow down the questioning of the panel. We discussed it but didn't come to any conclusion. I'll either bring her or send her a copy of AGOG.

I suggested "What's My Line?" She said that I would be good for it, but they are taped way ahead.

(cont. from 12/11) [12/13]

can move in any direction. When a player reaches his inside corner he immediately moves to the inside corner of his destination quadrant and then to any adjacent space. If a draw situation develops over reaching the outside corners, the inside corners become the goals, etc.

Played a game with him and it played well. It is, of course, a spin-off of TRIPPPLES and I said it might be too much the same for the line, even tho - starting from scratch - it is probably the better game. He brushed this off. It is scheduled for Oct. '75.

Incidentally, the tiles are set up at random.

(cont. on 12/9)