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4 Tuesday - January 1977
4th day - 361 days to come

Rcd. [received] G&P #56. Article by R. C. Bell on SOGOROKU, an almost forgotten Japanese BACKGAMMON - without rules. "Bedbug Island" article on BROKER Ads for Martin Gardner's MATHEMATICAL CARNIVAL and NEW MATHEMATICAL DIVERSIONS. "Play Room" gives rules for TRIPPPLOMINOES (played with TRIPPPLES pieces), FOURTH DIMENSION, DIPLOWINN, DOUBLE JUMP, NIMCROSS, and some ideas on DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. "Competition Report" on STOCKPILER. Article on game invention by Eric Solomon. "Across the Board mentions [illegible words crossed out] E. M. Avedon's "Museum and Archive of Games"; TIME Mag. [magazine] -OTHELLO- REVERSI, MASTERMIND. Reviews of "simple wargames: THIRTY YEARS WAR (SPI), KRIEGSPIEL (A.H.), LUFTWAFFE (A.H.), ROMMEL (Loren Sperry). Separate listing - "New from Games Centre" - gives BERMUDA TRIANGLE, BRAINHUNT, CHINESE CHESS, CRUDE, JUNGLE GAME, PASS THE BUCK, POLISH DRAUGHTS, SPYTAK, TARGOT (?) GAME, TRESPASS, and war games from A.H., Battleline, GDW, Skirmish, Third Millenia, T.S.R., H.P.P.C., Tabletop. "Forum" has letters on TWIXT, JUGGERNAUT, ROULCA (by David Parlett), SEASTRIKE. "GamesViews" of CREATURE CASTLE, VIADUCT, HEPTA, MILES BORNES, ADVICE, ON-SETS. Articles on CHESS. David Parlett writes on PINK NINES, CRASH, BASTARD, PHAT, NINE-CARD DON, RACING ACES, HEARTS, SPOOF SEVENS, SWITCH, INDIAN POKER, THREE OF A KIND, CUCKOO, TRUTH, PLAIN-SAILING, BALDERDASH, ANIMALS, SMUGGLER.

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