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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.

In Carmel in a game store looked at STACK 'N PLAY CHESS. The 54 card deck is divided as follows: 7 king, 8 rook, 8 bishop, 8 knight, 9 queen, 12 pawn, 2 wild. Each player has one deck.
Not quite sure, but I believe that in the standard game each player shuffles one deck. They must move the pcs. [pieces] as the cards come, but can look at the order in which the cards will be coming. Castling can be done if either a rook card or a king card is in turn. (can a player castle, thru "check: it the checking pc. is not scheduled to move next?) (This and other specific questions on how check was handled were, to the best of my memory, not covered.)
As a variation, the other of the coming cards is not looked at. Another variation plays without pawns. Another gives each player two cards of each pc., including pawns. Each player secretly arranges them in any order he wishes. When played the cards are arranged again. Etc. This variation can be played with 3 of each pc., 4, etc. - until the entire deck is prearranged.