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19 Saturday - July 1975
200th day - 165 days to come

Rcd. [received] the DARN CLEVER and FREE FOR ALL registered letters.
Rcd. PLAYTHINGS (July '75 [1975]). In Los Angeles, 3M and other games are supposed to be selling well. The John Ladell Co. has 3 children's and one adult game - THE SHOPPING GAME.
Rcd. NOST-ALGIA (#183). Phil Cohen discusses draw rules for TEEKO, with mentions of SCARNE ON TEEKO and SCARNE'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GAMES. Mention of DOUBLE POKER and TRIPLE POKER by David Silverman.
Rules for CONQUEST CHESS by Donald Benge with some clarifications by Phil.
Rules changes for DOUBLE RETTAH CHESS and CROSSINGS CHESS and SURGE CHESS.
An annotated game of ULTIMA. (All in Phil's columns.)