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3/7
MARCH 1975 - SATURDAY 8
67TH DAY - 298 DAYS TO COME
Rcd. a package of ALBION's from Don Turnbull, bringing me completely up to date.
[illegible strikeout] #27) Long article on postal DIPLOMACY, mentioning various people and Magazines that were instrumental in the hobby. Review of S&T
\#24. Review of THE BATTLE OF MOSCOW. Some questions and answers on THE FLIGHT OF THE GOEBEN. Announcement of an ABSTRACTION game forming.
\#28) Review of PANZERBLITZ. Review of FEUDAL. Rules for a CHESS variant - DIAGACHESS. Combined review of COMBAT, CAMPAIGN [Waddingtons], COUP D'ETAT [War game]. Some amendments to ABSTRACTION rules.
\#29) Discussion by Michael Nethercot on his game TACTICS ONE (4th of a series). Discussion by John Walker of his game CONFLICT. A historical discussion of the game TAC14. Review of S&T #25. ABSTRACTION rule amendments. PANZERBLITZ rule clarifications. Review of SCHWEINFURT. Letter from Allan Calhamer.
\#30) Article on BLITZKREIG BLITZKRIEG MODULE SYSTEM. Review of
TRIREME. Discussion of SCHWEINFURT. A new version of postal
DIPLOMACY (on page 20). Review of S&T #26.
\#31) Review of GRUNT. Short reviews of STRATEGY I, KURSK, FRANCE 1940. Discussion of GRUNT. Long article on LIFE [Conway]. Combined review of PAR-GOLF, THINKING MAN'S GOLF, CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF. Short review of S&T #27. Letter on TRIREME. A PANZERBLITZ clarification by Omar DeWitt.
\#32) Humorous article on DIPLOMACY. Article on CHESS tournament. Rules of THE DAMATE GAME by V.R. Parton. A CHESS variation by Rod Blackshaw. BARBAROSSA rule interpretation. Review of KURSK. A DIPLOMACY variation - DIPLOMYOPIA. PANZERBLITZ "Design Corner." Also the missing pg. 5 and ATLANTICA map from #37.
Rcd. an envelope of mat'l from Walter Haas.
Folder on "Juvenile Prints" with rules for JEU D'ARLEQUIN (ARLEQUIN SPEL). Also pictures of AFFENSPIEL, JEU IMPERIAL DE L'OYE, and IL NOVO PIACEVOLO GIOCO DEL PELATL CHIU.
Reproduction of 1/4 of the PAGODE board.
Repros of the [illegible strikeout] board and equipment for PHILATELY and an original set of rules.
Folder on Ravensburger games with: REVERSI, ISOLA, 3X16, BANDA, QUADRATA, SCHASKA, GO + GO BANG, DOMICOLOR, MIRACLE, HEPTA, JOCKEY, LINGUA, DAS BORSENSPIEL, CARTINO, CORONA, TRIC TRAC + SURAKARTA, COLOMINO, FORMA, BACKGAMMON, DAME-MUHLE, DAS MALEFIZSPIEL - PACHISI, HALMA - BELAGERUNGSSPIEL, GO - ISHI.
Rcd. 1099 form (in duplicate) from "Gamut of Games" - $350.00.
Rcd. final correction on PUSHOVER instructions from Ed Schifman. The B1, being green couldn't be in the position shown.
Played a few rounds of INTERSECTION with BB. (see 3/7.)
Working on the rules illustrations for THE ART OF GAMES. Thought of the name BEYOND TIC-TAC-TOE!, 7 colorful new games with
(cont. on 3/7)