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19 WEDNESDAY - MARCH 1975
ST. JOSEPH - 78TH DAY - 287 DAYS TO COME

Wrote letter to Graeme Levin. Mentioned book (BEYOND TIC-TAC-TOE!), my column for G&P, ORGANISMS, the Nelson goof in AGOG.

BB started typing the ORGANISMS rules but had to leave for a date with Edith. I finished the typing, put in the illustrations, and mailed the [illegible strikeout] rules and letter. (52¢).

Rcd. G&P #35. Article on MOVIEMAKER. Article on SOLITAIRE [Board] with 4 2-player games: COPYCAT, LAST MAN IN, INTERRUPTION, FOX AND GEESE. Description of HEXTRAP with rules. Article on BAGATELLE by R.C. Bell with descriptions of NINE HOLES, SANS EGAL, TROU MADAME, ROCKS OF SCILLY, and TIVOLI. Article on GO in Japan. Advertisement for CREATIVE COMPUTING. Letter by Steve Wilson. Other "Forum" letters mention EUCHRE, MY WORD [W.H. Storey & Co.], WHOT, SORRY, LEXICON, KAN-U-GO, KEYWORD, CRACK, PROBE, CONFRONTATION [Philmar], MASTERMIND, TAVLI (the same letter as in #32), ESCAPE FROM COLDITZ, 1776 [A.H.] [Avalon Hill]. Gamesviews of COPPIT, RAILWAY RIVALS, TRIO, PRO GOLF, and a book KNOW THE GAME: SCRABBLE. Ad for BAAZI. Regular columns on BACKGAMMON, CHESS, and SCRABBLE. David Parlett gives rules for ZETEMA, mentioning me and AGOG. FUGATIVE A reader's game - FUGITIVE.

At John's bought a copy of BARRICADE [Orda] for $1.50. Bought 3 boxes of plastic math equip't. imported from New Zealand - at 25¢ each.

Call from Claude. Last week (on 3/14 I believe) he though Wald he went to the Pelham Burn's for an evening of game testing. Also there was [drawn bracket] Dave Greenwald
[drawn bracket] 215 W. 92nd St. (Apt. 9G)
[drawn bracket] (595-7561)
who is a game inventor himself. Dave has invited all of us to his apt. this Friday (3/21) including BB and Anne. The girls decided not to go but Claude and I will.

At thrift shop Claude got a copy of ORION with a few pcs. missing.

I reminded Claude to bring LUCKYCHESS this Friday.

I called Dave Greenwald, as Claude asked me to. Had pleasant talk and confirmed the date for Friday.

In connection with the ad for BAAZI in G&P, it also appeared in \#33 and #34. When Graeme Levin was here I asked and he said that it was nothing.