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Rcd. letter from Haar Hoolim: Mentions STACK-UP; MASTERPIECE;, BILLIONAIRE; CLUE; SCORE FOUR; TURNOVER; G&P: SOLITAIRE: THE L GAME; GAMBLERS NIM; CROWN CHESS; AGOG; HAAR HOOLIM; PERCEPTION GAMES; ON GUARD; BITS BITS BITS; BARRICADE; 3D CHESS; Ralph Anspach ; TOPOLOGIK; SPECTRUM; CONTACTIC;

Holiday Card from Frank Thibault. Note mentioning CONTIGO and Hallmark.
Deposited the I-Q dividend check and Walter Haas $40 money order in Dollar. The latter expired at the end of this month.

Compared the old set of LIE, CHEAT & STEAL with one I got yesterday. Changed the tokens and a few other things. But both are definitely playable.

Called R.G.I. Bob Gellman was on vacation so I spoke to Stan. Told him that some readers were interested in mail ordering PATTON and MACARTHUR. O.K. - $8.00 plus $1.00 shipping. Called Steve Brodie of Intellect Games. He said that readers should write to John Stephenson at "Games Gallery". The list prices are as follow but they'll have to get the shipping charges from John: STOCKBROKER- $12.50, ELECTION X- $12.50, CABBIE- $10.00, Hare and TORTOISE- $9.50. CABBIE has been doing best in their games.

Red, another card from the P.O. - a "final notice" of a package for me. Went to P.O. and nothing there. Probably the card was mailed on Tuesday before Joe brought me the package with STRATEGY and KINGMAKER.

On "All Things Considered" their was a piece on wargaming. Short interview with Al Nofi and longer one with Jim Dunnigan. Games mentioned included 1919, LUFTWAFFE, NORMANY, WORLD WAR III

Claude, Ann, Mary Ellen, Marty, Raymond, and Richie here for supper.. Later played KILLER, which Monty learned at school. Players are secretly dealt a card, one of which designates a "killer". Players look at each other and the killer kills by winking at the victim. The victim waits at least 3 seconds and then says "I'm dead" and turns over their card. If a live player thinks they know the killer, they make an accusation. Nothing happens with an accusation unless another player backs it. In this csae the accused turns over their card. If the killer, the two accusers score a point each. If not, the accusers lose one point each and teh round continues. If the killer kills all but one player he scores one point. (it should be two points, at least when 8 play, since it is difficult to do.) (cont on 12/18)

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