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July 1975 - Friday 4
<br>Independence Day - 185th Day - 180 Days to Come
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Wrote to <u>Ike Chodak</u> of Edu-Cards asking for review copies
of <u>FOURTHOUGHT</u>, <u>TAKETEN</u>, <u>STANDOFF</u>, <u>WORDFORWORD</u>, and
<u>CATCHPHRASE</u>.
<br>Wrote to <u>John J. Lawless</u> of Hasbro asking for review copies of
<u>POWER BROKER</u>, <u>WALL STREET</u>, and <u>SPELLBOUND</u>. Also "posterity"
copies of <u>DOUBLE DEALER</u>, and <u>THE GREAT ESTATE</u>.


<u>Claude</u> gave me the June 75 <u>SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN</u>. <u>Martin Gardner</u>'s
column gave rules for <u>STAR NIM</u>, <u>MEANDER</u>, <u>DODGEM</u>, <u>REX</u>, and
some unnamed <u>GAMES</u>. Also mentions of <u>HEX</u>, <u>CRAM</u>, and - in
the bibliography - <u>YOUR MOVE</u>, and <s>MATH, WRITING & GAMES IN THE OPEN CLA</s>
<u>MATH, WRITING & GAMES IN THE OPEN CLASSROOM</u>.
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(cont. from 7/11) [7/11]
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Review of book <u>CONTEMPORARY GAMES ---</u> with mentions of
<u>DIPLOMACY</u>, <u>CONVENTION</u>, <u>INSIGHT</u>, <u>CHICKEN</u>, <u>PRISONER'S DILEMMA</u>,
<u>DANGEROUS PARALLEL</u>, <u>CABINETS IN CRISIS</u>, <u>PROPAGANDA</u>, <u>KRYPTO</u>,
<u>SHAKESPEARE</u>. Report on <u>THE GAME BOARD</u>, which is the house
organ of <u>THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF GAMES</u>: some newly offered
games - <u>THE SIEGE OF MINAS TIRITH</u>, <u>PANZER WARFARE</u>, <u>STAR PROBE</u>,
<u>CAVALIERS & ROUNDHEADS</u>, <u>SPITE 'N' MALICE</u>. Report on <u>G&P</u> #35
and 36. Reports on <u>THE GENERAL</u> (11:6); <u>BUMM</u> (3); <u>EUROPA</u>
(6-8); <u>PANZERFAUST</u> (67); <u>THE STRATEGIC REVIEW</u> (I:2) - with articles
on <u>CAVALIERS AND ROUNDHEADS</u>, <u>PANZER WAREFARE</u>, <u>DUNGEONS & DRAGONS</u>,
<u>S&T</u> (49). Large section on <u>CHESS</u>. <u>THE POCKET ARMENIAN</u> (9)
has three <u>CHESS</u> variants: <u>THE DUTCH PRETZEL</u>, <u>TIME-WARP GATE CHESS</u>,
<u>BLITZKRIEG CHESS</u>, (10) more <u>CHESS</u> variants: <u>TWO-MOVE CHESS</u>,
<u>ACCELERATING CHESS</u>, <u>GIVEAWAY CHESS</u>, <u>PUTBACK CHESS</u>, <u>KRIEGSPIEL</u>.
Flyer for <u>CHECKMATE</u>.
Rcd. [received] a flyer from "Battleline Publications" advertising - at $8.00 each -
<u>WOODEN SHIPS & IRON MEN</u> and <u>SEVEN DAYS BATTLES</u>.
BB and Anthony played <u>GUSHER</u> and <u>HOCK SHOP</u>.
Rcd. a U.P.S. package from M.B. [Milton Bradley] with the following: <u>BODY LANGUAGE</u>,
<u>JET WORLD</u>, <u>TANK BATTLE</u>, <u>STAKE OUT</u>, <u>SKIRMISH</u>, <u>PIZZA PIE</u>,
<u>WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS GOLF</u>, <u>WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS AUTO RACING</u>,
<u>WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS TENNIS</u>.
While looking thru the duplicate copy of <u>CENTURIAN</u> I found a
card with a "Result System Variant Cards" (RSVC), to replace the
die. Checked in <u>S&T</u> #25 and it was there too.