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November 1975 - Thursday 27
<br>Thanksgiving Day - 331st day - 34 days to come
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Sent check for $2.50 for copy of (see 11/5)
<u>COLLECTORS CATALOG AND PRICE GUIDE TO WARGAMES, THE</u>
Sent "Reader Service Card" to <u>PLAYTHINGS</u> for info on trip to
European Toy Fairs (see 11/11).
<br>Thinking of a solitaire financial <u>GAME</u>. There are 6 com-
panies numbered from 1 to 6. 2 dice (or cards numbered
from 1 to 6) are used. The dice are thrown and the player
moves one company 1 unit up in value, the other one
unit down. The next dice throw allows buying one share of
one of the companies and selling one share of the other - one
transaction must be made. Alternative throws. (Rough idea
to be worked out.)
<br>Thinking about a solitaire <u>PINBALL</u> game. A grid of
points have certain areas marked with a point value.
2 dice are thrown and the player can choose the direction he wishes
to move. The movement can be up to the maximum
number of dots in that direction. With a 7 the
player may use either of the numbers or the total. A
path is formed with colored pencils, each path
a different color - or possibly a color can be re-
peated but must stay completely clear of a-
nother path of the same color.
<br>[drawing of 4 lines branching out in a radial pattern from a central point. Each line has several points along it and a circled number at the end]


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(cont. from 11/28) [12/10]
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<u>STARSHIP TROOPERS</u> (A.H.).
<br>Rcd. [received] a letter from {<u>JOHN WHITING</u> [address]
<br>He wrote to me on <u>Martin Gardner</u>'s suggestion. He enclosed
the rules for <u>WAR</u> and <u>STRING-BOARD GAME</u>, two of his origi-
nal games.
<br><u>SIMULATION/GAMING/NEWS</u> included the following: several mentions
of <u>METRO-APEX</u>, including of all 21 volumes. Letter mentioning
<u>Gini Scott</u>, <u>MASTERMIND</u>, <u>TOTALLY</u>, <u>FACULTY CARDS</u>, and <u>LETTER PILE</u>.
Article on sexism mentioning <u>THE MARRIAGE GAME</u>, <u>Cathy Greenblat</u>,
<u>WILL MARRIAGE TURN YOU ON FOR 50 YEARS?</u>.
<br><u>GAMING: AN ANNOTATED CATALOGUE OF LAW-RELATED GAMES AND SIMULATIONS</u> -
a 32-page booklet, available free.
<br><u>HANDBOOK OF SIMULATION GAMING IN SOCIAL EDUCATION</u> - $12.
<br>Article on <u>MYOPOLY</u>.
<br>Discussion of "futures" games with descriptions of <u>COPE</u>,
<u>FUTURA CITY</u>, <u>FUTURE THEATER GAMES</u> - based on the book <u>GROWTH GAMES</u>,
<u>THE UPTOPIA GAME</u>, <u>LIMITS</u>, <u>THE GLOBAL FUTURES GAME</u> - by Buckminster
<br>(cont. on 11/25)