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'''December 1975 Monday 15''' | '''December 1975 Monday 15''' <br> | ||
349th day - 16 days to come | 349th day - 16 days to come | ||
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Red. Dec. ''<u>PLAYTHINGS</u>'', Article on <u>MONOPOLY</u> tournament moving from Atlantic City to Washington. <br> | |||
Red. Dec. ''<u>PLAYTHINGS</u>'', Article on <u>MONOPOLY</u> tournament moving from Atlantic City to Washington. | Rcd. letter from <u>Robert Horn</u> with <br> | ||
<u>Herbert R. Kohl</u>'s address <br> | <u>Herbert R. Kohl</u>'s address <br> | ||
{Center for Open Learning/Teaching <br> | {Center for Open Learning/Teaching <br> | ||
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{Berkely, CA 94709 <br> | {Berkely, CA 94709 <br> | ||
Letter from Steve Wilson. Mentioned <u>THE 6 PACK ---</u>, <u>MONTAGE</u>, <u>CITADEL</u>, <u>NIX</u>. Sent me repro of rules for <u>THE GAME OF 49</u> and in letter described the equipment. | Letter from Steve Wilson. Mentioned <u>THE 6 PACK ---</u>, <u>MONTAGE</u>, <u>CITADEL</u>, <u>NIX</u>. Sent me repro of rules for <u>THE GAME OF 49</u> and in letter described the equipment. <br> | ||
Red. X'Mas card from <u>Chris Wagner</u> | Red. X'Mas card from <u>Chris Wagner</u> | ||
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He told me that <u>Waldimir Von Zedtwitz</u> has lost interest in "Gamut of Games." Partially because <u>Djoli Kansil</u> is out, and also because <u>BRIDGETTE </u>is not the leading game in the line any more. He and Carl are trying to line up other backing. | He told me that <u>Waldimir Von Zedtwitz</u> has lost interest in "Gamut of Games." Partially because <u>Djoli Kansil</u> is out, and also because <u>BRIDGETTE </u>is not the leading game in the line any more. He and Carl are trying to line up other backing. | ||
Working on the <u>GAME</u> of 11/27, tentative name - <u>INVESTMENT</u>. Layed it out with spaces for | Working on the <u>GAME</u> of 11/27, tentative name - <u>INVESTMENT</u>. Layed [Laid?] | ||
and amount of money available. The alternate throwing of the dice- buy/sell and market value- was difficult to keep track of and also the slow movement of the market was dull. Instead used 6 cards to move the 6 stocks one at a time- choosing up or down. Then the rest of the cards are used for buy/sell. It worked, but wasn't exciting as a game and certainly not pictorially. | it out with spaces for recording prices of the stocks, number of shares, | ||
Made a layout for <u>FOUR COLOR</u>. <s>Mad</s> Marked 12 spaces which are filled in with colors 1 to 4 according to the turn of cards. Usually the solution was too easy, but some setups were impossible. Stayed up very late trying to work things out, but no success. | and amount of money available. The alternate throwing of the dice - | ||
buy/sell and market value - was difficult to keep track of and also the | |||
slow movement of the market was dull. Instead used 6 cards to move | |||
the 6 stocks one at a time - choosing up or down. Then the rest of the cards | |||
are used for buy/sell. It worked, but wasn't exciting as a game and | |||
certainly not pictorially. <br> | |||
Made a layout for <u>FOUR COLOR</u>. <s>Mad</s> Marked 12 spaces which are filled | |||
in with colors 1 to 4 according to the turn of cards. Usually the solution | |||
was too easy, but some setups were impossible. Stayed up very late | |||
trying to work things out, but no success. | |||
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(Cont. from 12/16) [12/17] | (Cont. from 12/16) [12/17] | ||
In talking about <u>KINGMAKER</u>, C. Vasey's offer of rules additions <br> | In talking about <u>KINGMAKER</u>, <u>C. Vasey</u>'s offer of rules additions <br> | ||
came up. What I thought were references to the game <u>PARLIAMENT</u> <br> | came up. What I thought were references to the game <u>PARLIAMENT</u> <br> | ||
were actually references to "parliament" in <u>KINGMAKER</u>. (See 11/11.) <br> | were actually references to "parliament" in <u>KINGMAKER</u>. (See 11/11.) <br> | ||
This came up in connection with Richard saying that A.H. will <br> | This came up in connection with Richard saying that A.H. will <br> | ||
be putting out <u>KINGMAKER</u>. They are clarifying the | be putting out <u>KINGMAKER</u>. They are clarifying the boundaries on the <br> | ||
map, and are also adding more fighting units. <br> | map, and are also adding more fighting units. <br> | ||
[Started 12/17] | [Started 12/17] | ||