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--- Revision as of 17:23:02, 13 September 2024 by Lboland
+++ Revision as of 12:20:55, 19 February 2025 by Lboland

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+[date written in top left of page 11/20]
 <br>November 1975 - Friday 21
 <br>Presentation of B. V. Mary - 325th day - 40 days to come
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 <br>At bazaar in Yonkers bought the following: <u>JOHNATHON LIVINGSTON SEAGULL</u>
 - $1.50; <u>ICOSA-TENSOGRAM</u> kit - 50¢; <u>OOP STIX</u> - 25¢ (base
-missing - also some pcs. missing and broken); ice tray for
+missing - also some pcs. [pieces] missing and broken); ice tray for
 mini-cubes with 6x15 layout - 25¢.
-<br>Rcd. <u>G&P</u> no. 43. "Games Centre" adds the following games to the listing
+<br>Rcd. [received] <u>G&P</u> &#35;43. "Games Centre" adds the following games to the listing
 they gave last month: <u>BRIDGETTE</u>, <u>CARTEL</u>, <u>DUNGEONS & DRAGONS</u>, <u>1829</u>,
-<u>GOTCHER</u>, <u>HEX</u>, (color matching - which must be Spear's), <u>INFINITY</u>,
+<u>GOTCHER</u>, <u>HEX</u>, (colour matching - which must be Spear's), <u>INFINITY</u>,
 <u>MANCALA</u>, <u>MY WORD</u>, <u>NORTH SEA OIL</u>, <u>ORGANIZED CRIME</u>, <u>PHILATELY</u>,
 <u>REALM</u>, <u>SPACE 1999</u>, <u>SQUASP</u> (which I am pretty sure replaces the
 <u>SQUASH</u> in last issue), <u>WORD POWER</u>. "Christmas Crackers" <s>lists the</s>
-give rules for the following games: <u>DICE TENNIS</u>, <u>CRICKET</u>,
+gives rules for the following games: <u>DICE TENNIS</u>, <u>CRICKET</u>,
 <u>WE THREE KINGS</u>, <u>NAVAL BOMBARDMENT</u>, <u>THE L. O. GAME</u>, <u>HIGHWAY ROBBERY</u>,
 <u>THE NETWORK GAME</u>, and <u>ARROW OF LETTERS</u> (these are new
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 <br>The first 20 games of the year by reader voting are: <u>SCRABBLE</u>,
 <u>MASTER MIND</u>, <u>DIPLOMACY</u>, <u>MONOPOLY</u>, <u>HARE & TORTOISE</u>, <u>CLEUDO</u>,
+<u>FORMULA 1</u>, <u>RISK</u>, <u>THOUGHTWAVE</u>, <u>4000 A.D.</u>, <u>ESCAPE FROM COLDITZ</u>,
 <u>ELECTION (X)</u>, <u>THE SIGMA FILE</u>, <u>THE BUSINESS GAME</u>, <u>SEASTRIKE</u>, <u>SLEUTH</u>,
 <u>SPECULATE</u>, <u>ACQUIRE</u>, <u>FLUTTER</u>, <u>CAMPAIGN</u>.
 <br>Ad by "Omnia" for <u>NORTH SEA OIL</u> and <u>SPACE: 1999</u>.
-<br>"Gamesviews" of <u>STOCKS AND BONDS</u>, <u>PRESS UPS</u>, and <u>BASEBALL STRATEGY</u>.
+<br>"Gamesviews" of <u>STOCKS AND BONDS</u>, <u>PRESS-UPS</u>, and <u>BASEBALL STRATEGY</u>.
 Ads for <u>ADVICE</u> (Inquot), <u>GOTCHER</u> and <u>TRAKA</u> (Dacoll).
 Several articles on <u>CHESS</u>.
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 <u>PILLOW PROBLEMS AND A TANGLED TALE</u> (Lewis Carroll),
 <u>MATHEMATICAL RECREATIONS</u> (Kraitchik),
-<u>THE MASTER BOOK OF MATHEMATICAL GAMES FROM SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN</u>. } Surveyed by David Wells
+<u>THE MASTER BOOK OF MATHEMATICAL GAMES FROM SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN</u>. }Surveyed by David Wells.
 <br>Ad for <u>TRIPPPLES</u>, <u>INTERSECTION</u>, <u>TOTALLY</u>, <u>PUSHOVER</u>, <u>BARRIER</u>, <u>BALI</u>.
-Ad for books: <u>CHAIN REACTION</u> (M. Petrushkin Ltd.) - based on <u>REVERSI</u>.
+Ad for books: <u>TANTALIZERS</u>, <u>FURTHER MATHEMATICAL DIVERSIONS</u> and
+<u>NEW MATHEMATICAL DIVERSIONS</u> (both by <u>Martin Garnder</u>)
+Ad for <u>CHAIN REACTION</u> (M. Petrushkin Ltd.) - based on <u>REVERSI</u>.
 Ad for <u>GAME OF ANCIENT KINGDOMS</u> (<u>KINGDOMS</u>) <s>by</s> and <u>1829</u> - (Hartland).
 Ad for <u>MONEY-GO-ROUND</u>, <u>STRATEGY</u>, <u>JACKPOT</u>, <u>TOURNAMENT GOLF</u>,
 <br>(cont. on 11/20)