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'''15 Wednesday - December 1976''' <br>
350th day - 16 days to come
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Rcd. ''<u>PLAYTHINGS</u>'' (Dec.). Ad for <u>AMAZE</u>/ Article on <u>Mike Kohner</u> and <br>
"Barbapapa." Article on <u>KEEP QUIET</u>. Article on <u>MONOPOLY</u> championship. <br>
Classified ads for someone to manufacture <u>POPULATION</u> and a "unique line." <br>
<br>Rcd. X'Mas card from <u>Paul Greenough</u>. Nothing on games. <br>


<br>Dreamt up a new idea for <u>HAUNTED HOUSE</u>. Players move thru their <br>
open passages, and then to an adjacent room that has a different <br>
number from any presently circled. Decided to call <br>
it <u>SEARCH</u>. <br>
<br>Playing around with different ideas for <u>ROUND 'N' ROUND</u> by  <br>
myself and in the evening with BB. Finally decided that the best <br>
was to put a line of 6 cards (less at end of deck) and then leave <br>
one in place when new cards are dealt. <br>
<br>Played <u>SEARCH</u> with BB. She liked it better, but still not great. <br>
Played a game of <u>PEACE CONFERENCE</u>. <br>
BB was afraid that a lot of companies, including possibly even <br>
Ideal, had seen <u>RED LETTER</u>. Checked and it was only Hallmark <br>
and two small companies, no longer in games. <br>
<br>Call from <u>Bob Gellman</u> with some questions on <u>PACHISI</u>. <br>
Call from <u>Claude</u>. Wanted some info on his game <u>SUCCESS</u>. Maybe <br>
We'll play Sat. Looked it up and had it for him when he called <br>
from work. <br>
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(cont. from 12/16) [12/16]
Ad for <u>RAILWAY RIVALS</u> with quote by Sidney Sackson. Article on <br>
3 <u>DIPLOMACY</u> variants: <u>CLINE 9</u>, <u>1885</u>, and <u>YOUNGSTOWN</u>- and <br>
offer to send details on these and others for SSAE. Rules for <br>
a new game - <u>EXPLOSION</u>. Long article on <u>EN GARDE</u>. Ad for <br>
<u>PASSING THE BUCK</u>, a "jigsaw" game. Full page ad for A.H. featuring <u>TOBRUK</u>. <br>
Wargame review of <u>AVALANCHE</u>, <u>CROMWELL</u>, <u>JERUSALEM!</u>, <br> <u>SUBMARINE</u>. <br>
Full page ad for SPI, featuring <u>FIREFIGHT</u>, ''<u>THE PHOENIX</u>'' mag. <br>
of "Simulations Publications UK", and ''<u>S & T</u>''. "Forum" has letter from <br>
Mark Berger the inventor of <u>SNIFF</u>, one on ''<u>THE POCKET CALCULATOR GAME BOOK</u>'', <br>
one on <u>CHINESE CHESS</u>, and one asking for info on a <u>GAME</u> layout. <br>
"Gamesviews" of <u>THE MAGNIFICENT RACE</u>, <u>CAMPAIGN</u>, <u>SOCCERBOSS</u>, <br>
<u>BACKGAMMON FOR PROFIT</u>, <u>MUDCRACK Y & POLY-Y</u>. Ad for <u>TRADE</u>. <br>
Insert ad for "Waddington's House of Games" with the following: <u>SWINDLE</u>, <br>
<u>LOSE YOUR SHIRT</u>, <u>BLOCKWORD</u>, <u>BUCCANEER</u>, <u>MONOPOLY</u>, <u>TABLE SOCCER</u>, <br>
<u>CAMPAIGN</u>, <u>SPECULATE</u>, <u>GAME OF NATIONS</u>, <u>4000 A.D.</u>, <u>BUSINESS GAME</u>, <br>
<u>ULCERS</u>,<u>RATRACE</u>, <u>CLUEDO</u>, <u>FORMULA 1</u>, <u>TOTOPOLY</u>, <u>HOPPIT!</u>, <u>GOLFWINKS</u>, <br>
<u>SAFARI ROUND UP</u>, <u>KGB</u>, <u>THE GREAT DOWNHILL SKI RACE</u>, <u>SORRY!</u>, <u>WHOT!</u>, <br>
<u>MEMORY GAME</u>, <u>TREASURY OF WORD GAMES</u>, <u>LEXICON WITH TILES</u>, <u>CHESSWORD</u>,  <br>
<u>LEXICON</u>, <u>AD-LIB</u>, <u>PLAY ON WORDS</u>, <u>NUMBERS UP</u>. Loose ad by "A & C Black Ltd" <br>
for the following books, among others: ''<u>OPERATION WARBOARD</u>'' (by Gavin <br>
Lyall), ''<u>THE WAR GAME</u>'', and ''<u>THE ANCIENT WAR GAME</u>'' (by Charles Grant). <br>
Ad for <u>GYBE-OH!</u>. Ad listing A.H. & 3M games. Article on <u>CHESS</u>. <br>
(cont. on 12/11)