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27 Friday - August 1976
240th day - 126 days to come

Rcd. [received] G&P #52. Article on "Himalayan Games": BAGH CHAL, TWO-KING BAGH CHAL, BAK, CHOBCHE, KAURA, LANGURBURJA, PASA.
New section on new patents. One I recognize as TRAPT. Article on INFINITY by David Parlett.
New in "Games Centre" are JUGGERNAUT, KAN-U-GO, SNAKE EYES. "Forum" has letters on DIPLOMACY, Automated games, MIDDLE MAN with answer by Eric Solomon.
"Parade Ground" covers ALEXANDER (A.H.) and DECLINE AND FALL (W.R.G.). Ad for the A.H. and 3M games.
"Play Room" discusses CHINESE CHESS [illegible crossed out] openings. Gives rules for DESERTION and my COMBINATION.
"Games View" covers ROYAL GAME OF UR, INTERSECTION, BLOCKWORD, BAAZI, JUGGERNAUT, THE SHOPPING GAME, BROKER. Short reviews of books including: GAMES YOU CAN BUILD YOURSELF, GAMES, TRICKS, AND PUZZLES FOR A HAND CALCULATOR, CALCULATOR PUZZLES, TRICKS AND GAMES, GAMES WITH THE POCKET CALCULATOR.
"Across the Board" mentions STAR TREK 75 (a computer game). LA REVISTA DEL SNARK (an Argentinian game magazine), KINGMAKER (revision to English edition), BLOCKWORD (successful).
New games from U.S. include PUZZLE TOWN, SURPRISE ATTACK, STRIKE IT RICH, STOCKBROKER (Dow), DUPLICATE AD LIB, BERMUDA TRIANGE. Germany's Pelikan line includes SAHARA, TRAMP, and NUMERICAL SPREE. A.H.'s RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN and KINGMAKER are available in U.K.
Articles on CHESS. Rules for CALCULATOR SOLITAIRE from THE POCKET CALCULATOR GAME BOOK.