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10/20 [3 dates crossed out]
<br>21 Tuesday - October 1975
<br>294th day - 71 days to come
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Rcd. <u>G&P</u> no. 42. "Games Centre" adds the following games to the listing
they gave last month: <u>CAMPAIGN</u>, <u>CAREERS</u>, <u>CHALLENGE GOLF</u>,
<u>COPPIT</u>, <u>CUL-DE-SAC</u>, <u>ESCAPE FROM COLDITZ</u>, <u>FLUTTER</u>, <u>HALMA</u>, <u>HEX</u>,
<u>HIDE & SQUEAK</u>, <u>HOME YOU GO</u>, <u>HOPPIT</u>, <u>KGB</u>, <u>LEXICON</u>, <u>MASCO</u>,
<u>MASTER PIECE</u>, <u>MEDITERRANEAN</u>, <u>MOVIEMAKER</u>, <u>ON-SETS</u>, <u>O.R.B.I.T.</u>,
<u>PAGODA</u>, <u>PIT</u>, <u>PUSHOVER</u>, <u>QUANDARY</u>, <u>QUANTUM</u>, <u>RATRACE</u>, <u>RISK</u>,
<u>SCRABBLE</u>, <u>SNIFTY SNAKES</u>, <u>SPELLMASTER</u>, <u>SQUASH</u>, <u>SUPERSALE</u>,
<u>TRAFALGAR</u>. Article on <u>HANAFUDA</u> (by <u>R.C. Bell</u>). Article on <u>DOMINOES</u>
with description of <u>SOLO</u> and mention of <u>GINGO</u>, <u>LOO</u>, and <u>FORTY-TWO</u> (all
played with dominoes). Ad for <u>THE WAY TO PLAY</u>. Announcement of a
<u>MASTER MIND</u> contest. "Patterns in Space - Part III" by <u>Marc Odier</u>. Ad for
<u>ADVICE</u> (by Inquot Ltd.). Ad for <u>TRIPPPLES</u>, <u>INTERSECTION</u>, <u>TOTALLY</u>, <u>PUSHOVER</u>,
<u>BARRIER</u>, and <u>BALI</u> (Aladdin). Gamesviews of <u>TRIPPPLES</u>, <u>EMPAMINONDAS</u>,
<u>BRANDRETH'S BOOK OF WAITING GAMES</u>, and <u>THE WAY TO PLAY</u>. <u>CHESS</u>
features. Forum letters on <u>THE L-GAME</u>, <u>TAFL</u>, <u>PHYSOGS</u> - by
John Watson of Waddingtons - with mentioned of <u>G.H.Q.</u> and <u>MILESTONES</u>.
Centerfold ad by Waddingtons for: <u>HOPPIT!</u>, <u>KGB</u>, <u>TREASURY OF WORD GAMES</u>,
<u>ULCERS</u>, <u>CAMPAIGN</u>, <u>GAME OF NATIONS</u>, <u>RATRACE</u>, <u>4000 A.D.</u>, <u>SPECULATE</u>,
<u>BUSINESS GAME</u>, <u>TOTOPOLY</u>, <u>MONOPOLY</u>, <u>CLUEDO</u>, <u>GOLFWINKS</u>, <u>FORMULA 1</u>,
<u>THE GREAT DOWNHILL SKI GAME</u>, <u>SAFARI ROUND UP</u>, <u>TABLE SOCCER</u>, <u>CHESSWORD</u>.
Ad for <u>REVERSI</u> (Spear's). Discussion of "Figures" with <u>LIFE</u>
(Conway) and other things. Ad for <u>THOUGHTWAVE</u>. "Just Games" ad for
<u>DIPLOMACY</u>, <u>KINGMAKER</u>, <u>STRATEGY</u>, <u>CONFRONTATION</u>, and <u>THE L GAME</u>.
<u>DIPLOMACY</u> article by <u>Allan Calhamer</u>. Ad for <u>1829</u>. Two "Reader's
Games" - <u>CROSSO</u> and <u>CHAINS</u>. <u>BLACK SQUARES</u> - "a game you haven't
played before." Small ad for "Gamart Games Manual" - a compre-
hensive guide to 500 + games available in G.B. Ad for a new
game company - "Lazy Days" - and their eight games: <u>O.R.B.I.T.</u>,
<u>SPAGHETTI JUNCTION</u>, <u>HIDE & SQUEAK</u>, <u>SUPER SALE</u>, <u>QUANTUM</u>, <u>CUL-DE-SAC</u>,
<u>TRACKGAMMON</u>, and <u>MANCALA</u>. Also enclosed - <u>IT'S GAME TIME!</u> (no. 1).
<br>Finished rewriting <u>THE HARRY LORAYNE MEMORY GAME</u>. Called
<u>Jay Peterson</u> and made date for Thurs. at 1. He'll see
<u>Harry Lorayne</u> later.
<br>Going over the material for <u>THE FAMILY CREATIVE WORKSHOP</u>. Some
points will have to be discussed. Called <u>Marilyn Nierenberg</u> and
set up date for Thurs. at 11.
<br>Played the deductive word <u>GAME</u> with BB - twice. Good. Later thought
of the name <u>ABC D-DUCTION</u>.
<br>Call from <u>Phil Orbanes</u>. He asked if the name <u>SMASH</u> has been
used for a game. Checked the Directories and it isn't there.
Didn't ask, and Phil didn't give me any info on what he has
in mind. Later checked my diaries and couldn't find any entries.
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In <u>G&P</u> <u>David Parlett</u> describes Indian cards and describes
a game <u>HAMRANG</u> and mentions another game <u>EKRANG</u>.
<br>(cont. on 10/20)