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26 Tuesday - August 1975
238th day - 127 days to come

Wrote Phil Cohen. Enclosed Claude Soucie's address. Asked about the "Pass Rule" in GO. Mentioned BEYOND TIC TAC TOE, Steve Wilson. Asked him about NINERIDER, 58-POSITIONS TEEKO, CHESSENAT, HEXAMINOES, MINILOA, SPEED CHESS, SCHOLASTIC ELEUSIS, THE GAME OF BLOCK, DIPLOCHESS by Edi Birsan, BILLIARDS CHESS, THE DUTCH PRETZEL. Asked if he be in- terested in CRESCENDO CHESS, GAMBIT, PHALANX, ZODIAC STAR CHESS. Mentioned his CHESS VARIATION. Told him that I had copies of V.R. Parton's CHALLENGE AND DELIGHT OF CHESSICAL AND DECIMAL, CHESSICAL CUBISUM, OR CHESS IN SPACE, & CHESSHIRE-CAT-PLAYETH-LOOKING-GLASS CHEESSY & CHESSHIRE-CAT-PLAYETH LOOKING-GLASS CHEESSYS - thanks to him. Asked him to let me have repros of the other Parton books (see 6/24) if he gets them. Asked about Ralph Betza's NIXON ECONOMICS CHESS. Also asked about THE GAMESLETTER and Don Miller.
Started work on my article for THE FAMILY CREATIVE WORKSHOP. Did the into and "Materials & Tools."
Looking at material that Walter Luc Haas sent me since my letter to him, but didn't get a chance to write to him.
Played the ANAGRAMS VARIATION with BB. Added a bonus of 1 point for using a J, K, or V - 2 points for using a Q, X, or Z. Bonus is the same whether letter is used in one or two directions.

(cont from 8/24) [8/24]

Wrote to S.K. Howard. Mentioned ZODIAK STAR CHESS, PHALANX (and enclosed info on the 2 of them), FOCUS, 5-5, TANGLE; HANNO, AJEDREZ MODERNO, RULES OF TOTAL CHESS AND OF QUADRIVALENT TOTAL CHESS, CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER, ENDURING SPIRIT OF DASAPADA, IDEA FOR A PERSONAL GAME; THE WARLORD, JET CHESS, Phil Cohen; AMERIGO; BEAT THE MARKET; CROMPTON'S CHESS; CHESS variation on 8x8x8 board. Enclosed flyer on BEYOND TIC TAC TOE.

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