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26 Tuesday - August 1975
<br>238th day - 127 days to come
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Wrote <u>Phil Cohen</u>. Enclosed <u>Claude Soucie</u>'s address. Asked about the
"Pass Rule" in <u>GO</u>. Mentioned <u>BEYOND TIC TAC TOE</u>, <u>Steve Wilson</u>.
Asked him about <u>NINERIDER</u>, <u>58-POSITIONS TEEKO</u>, <u>CHESSENAT</u>, <u>HEXAMINOES</u>,
<u>MINILOA</u>, <u>SPEED CHESS</u>, <u>SCHOLASTIC ELEUSIS</u>, <u>THE GAME OF BLOCK</u>, <u>DIPLOCHESS</u>
by <u>Edi Birsan</u>, <u>BILLIARDS CHESS</u>, <u>THE DUTCH PRETZEL</u>. Asked if he be in-
terested in <u>CRESCENDO CHESS</u>, <u>GAMBIT</u>, <u>PHALANX</u>, <u>ZODIAC STAR CHESS</u>.
Mentioned his <u>CHESS VARIATION</u>. Told him that I had copies of
<u>V.R. Parton</u>'s <u>CHALLENGE AND DELIGHT OF CHESSICAL AND DECIMAL</u>,
<u>CHESSICAL CUBISUM, OR CHESS IN SPACE</u>, <s>& CHESSHIRE-CAT-PLAYETH-LOOKING-GLASS CHEESSY</s>
& <u>CHESSHIRE-CAT-PLAYETH LOOKING-GLASS CHEESSYS</u> - thanks to him. Asked
him to let me have repros of the other Parton books (see 6/24) if he
gets them. Asked about <u>Ralph Betza</u>'s <u>NIXON ECONOMICS CHESS</u>. Also
asked about <u>THE GAMESLETTER</u> and <u>Don Miller</u>.
<br>Started work on my article for <u>THE FAMILY CREATIVE WORKSHOP</u>.
Did the into and "Materials & Tools."
<br>Looking at material that <u>Walter Luc Haas</u> sent me since my
letter to him, but didn't get a chance to write to him.
<br>Played the <u>ANAGRAMS VARIATION</u> 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.
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(cont from 8/24) [8/24]
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Wrote to <u>S.K. Howard</u>. Mentioned <u>ZODIAK STAR CHESS</u>, <u>PHALANX</u> (and
enclosed info on the 2 of them), <u>FOCUS</u>, <u>5-5</u>, <u>TANGLE</u>; <u>HANNO</u>,
<u>AJEDREZ MODERNO</u>, <u>RULES OF TOTAL CHESS AND OF QUADRIVALENT TOTAL CHESS</u>,
<u>CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER</u>, <u>ENDURING SPIRIT OF DASAPADA</u>,
<u>IDEA FOR A PERSONAL GAME</u>; <u>THE WARLORD</u>, <u>JET CHESS</u>, <u>Phil Cohen</u>;
<u>AMERIGO</u>; <u>BEAT THE MARKET</u>; <u>CROMPTON'S CHESS</u>; <u>CHESS</u> variation on
8x8x8 board. Enclosed flyer on <u>BEYOND TIC TAC TOE</u>.