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TUESDAY 5 MAY Rogation Day 1964 126th day - 240 days to come

To I/S. Gave them SPECTRUM but we decided that they would hold up sending it until they heard from Bill Caruson. Will call him Friday if don't hear from him by then. Took home a game called TRAVELER'S LUCK to look at. Took home April "Toys & Novelties."

Rc'd. Ad from Avalon-Hill for a new game AFRIKA KORPS.

Called Martin Gardner. He has TRANSACTION for me and prob- ably some others. Also mentioned an English corres- pondent with some interesting comments on games. He will invited Bob & me up in near future. He also mentioned a puzzle he was doing on TIC-TAC-TOE where either player could put down either a cross or a circle, and who could force a win? (Don't quite get this.) He thought it could be applicable to other skill games, that is a player being able to move either his own or opponent's pieces. I told him I'd look through Boyer's books to see if he had anything like that idea. Found 3, not the same but of similar idea:

LES ECHECS ROTATIFS (Vol. I - pg. 54)

LES ECHECS A 2 COUPS OPPOSÉS (Vol. I - pg. 90)

LES ECHECS AU ROI NEUTRE (Vol. II - pg. 49)

Martin told me that Boyer had died last year.

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English TUESDAY 5 MAY
Rogation Day 1964 126th day - 240 days to come


To I/S. Gave them SPECTRUM but we decided that they would
hold up sending it until they heard from Bill Caruson. Will
call him Friday if don't hear from him by then.
Took home a game called TRAVELER'S LUCK to look at.
Took home April "Toys & Novelties."
Rc'd. Ad from Avalon-Hill for a new game AFRIKA KORPS.
Called Martin Gardner. He has TRANSACTION for me and prob-
ably some others. Also mentioned an English corres-
pondent with some interesting comments on games.
He will invited Bob & me up in near future.
He also mentioned a puzzle he was doing on TIC-TAC-TOE
where either player could put down either a cross or
a circle, and who could force a win? (Don't quite get this.)
He thought it could be applicable to other skill games,
that is a player being able to move either his own or
opponent's pieces.
I told him I'd look through Boyer's books to see if he
had anything like that idea. Found 3, not the same
but of similar idea:
LES ECHECS ROTATIFS (Vol. I - pg. 54)
LES ECHECS A 2 COUPS OPPOSÉS (Vol. I - pg. 90)
LES ECHECS AU ROI NEUTRE (Vol. II - pg. 49)
Martin told me that Boyer had died last year.
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