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15 Wednesday - October 1975
288th day - 77 days to come

At Yale Co-op store saw a book GAMES OF THE WORLD - Holt, Rinehart, Winston. This is another big book. Nothing new to me (I am pretty sure) but some beautiful graphics. Also saw THE ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF TABLES GAMES - St. Martin's Press. This also didn't have anything new to me and the graphics were not particularly interesting.
Saw the "Political Satire Deck" (which is in the "Great Games Gallery Catalog" - see 10/14). Looked at rules for POLITICAL SATIRE GAME. It is played like WAR except that the player leading (is the lead rotated?) picks the category - such as name of person, country, capital, area, population. If some kind of name the initial letter later in the al- phabet wins. With numbers, largest wins. With names, if both have same initial letter it is a tie and more cards are dealt.
Rcd. letter from George Raiselis. Mentioned 90 YEARS OF FUN, TELL IT TO THE JUDGE. Enclosed SSAE for reply.
Rcd. the game DIET - THE CHEATING MAN'S GAME from Warren Buell.
Rcd. PLAYTHINGS (Oct.). Article that "House of Games has set up an American subsiduary [sic] in Chicago - with mention of Alfons Rubbens. "Toy Products" shows BALI, and MERCY (by Abuse & Corruption Unlimited). Ad for SAM'S HOOLIGAN and other games by Classic Games. A. H. has ad for ALEXANDER THE GREAT, WOODEN SHIPS & IRON MEN, and BEAT INFLATION STRATEGY.

(cont. from 10/16) [10/16]

in some type of breakdown of games into different kinds. Since it was after 5 and I was listening to something I asked him to call tomorrow morning.
Idea for a GAME for FUN FOR ONE. The tear-out sheet will have a series of lines (probably dotted) that go between a number of blank squares (say about 6). The printed material will give-say-10 squares like that shown and 8 different sets out of the ten will be indicated. [drawing of a square with a red, green, and blue line through it in different directions] Object is to play the six squares so that the lines of the same color are connected. (Rough idea.)
Further thoughts on the GAME like FREE FORM. Each player has a set of pieces of his own color as follows.
[drawings of 6 different shaped pieces]
The playing field is "w" wide and length varies with number playing probably one space longer than 5x number playing. Pieces can be moved if they can be gripped on two sides, including the two small pieces which are placed in the second level.
[drawing of rectangular playing field with brackets stating its length is 21 spaces]

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