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Created page with "3/22<br> 3/18<br> 3/17<br> 21 FRIDAY - MARCH 1975<BR> FIRST DAY OF SPRING - 80TH DAY - 285 DAYS TO COME ---- Rcd. a note from Bill Williams saying that the rules for <u>BLACK THURSDAY</u> and <u>SHORTAGE</u> are no longer available. Returned my stamps. (see 3/7.) Call from <u>Claude</u>. Hasbro is interested in games with "gimmiks." Met <u>Claude</u> and, after having supper out, went to <u>Dave Greenwald</u>'s. <u>Wald</u> was there with Bobbie (see 10/31..."
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the same as then with the following changes. The board has  
the same as then with the following changes. The board has  
more spaces. The smallest racket now has three spaces,
more spaces. The smallest racket now has three spaces,
while the largest is still 7 spaces.
while the largest is still 7 spaces. Some spaces allow you
to "rip-off" another player of your choice for $500. Others
force you to pay $1000 bribe to a policeman. I believe that
the "Go to Jail" space was removed. Jail comes from someone
playing your "skeleton" card, or if you claim control of a
racket and don't have at least one card of that racket
to put down on next turn after claiming the racket (why
claim it if you don't have one card?). In jail a player must
pay a fine (I think $1,500 but this seems low) and a
bribe to the judge (I think $1,000). If on turn to get
out you throw a seven, the judge is "dishonest" and you have to
stay until, in your turn, you throw another seven. In moving
pay $100 per pip, except when collecting from "ma's mattress" the
same amount. (I'm not sure if you have to pay for your move -
probably not.) There is a "On the Take" space where each
player's passing causes a payment from the gang, to be
collected when a player lands by even count. We kept forgetting
to put money into to it and I suggested instead that all
bribes go into it. Wald liked that idea.
 
In the deck of cards <s>instead of</s> the two "black-hand"
cards allow a player to take out a contract on another player
(one is required). $5000 must be payed to the gang and
another player must be found to take the contract. This
player must overtake the victim to execute the contract.
When executed, the one who had the card gets the property &
money from the victim - and splits it according to his
agreement with the killer.
 
After moving, a player can buy up to 4 cards, at
$300 each. After turn is ended a player puts down one card.
To win must have $15,000 and get rid of all cards from
hand. Blanks can be put down all at once, but others only
1 at a time, except for an announced racket when the 3
are put down together.
 
There are undoubtedly some points I have left out, but
the game was so cluttered that we often forgot to have a
player prove a racket in his next turn, and I think that
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(cont. on 3/22)