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SATURDAY 12 MARCH 1966 71st day - 294 days to come


(cont. from 3/11) [3/11]

CO-5 Company:- Charlie Parker gave me the game of CHEQUERO he promised me last year. We played GOOSES WILD. A jazzed up version of GOOSE. Each player has a set of chips (up to 8 can play). When start a man must put a chip in pot. Can start a 2nd by paying 2 chips, 3rd by paying 3 chips. When land on another man he goes back to where you started. When land on a goose move the same number thrown. (From 9 a player will win with a throw of 9.) Must reach 63 evenly; if passed must start over. From space 61 may use both or one die. From 62 can use throw of one die. At 58 (I think) is Dead Duck which makes you start over. Land on 6 move on to 12. There are some other gimmiks which I don't remember. First to reach 63 wins all chips in pot and all chips (men) on the board. (Picture in 1966 Ad Clips).

WFF'N Proof: - They have three new games: - (Pict sheet in 1966 Ad Clips) ON-SETS:- Similar in play to EQUATIONS. THE REAL NUMBERS GAME:- About 6 special dice with numbers and operational symbols - including √. They are thrown and object is to make as many numbers as possible. TAC-TICKLE:- Simple alignment game. Each player, R & B, has 4 men. Two boards are included. Object is two to get three pcs. in a row with no empty spcs. [spaces] between. Pcs. move one space along a line. (Think I have it correct.)

[two diagrams drawn: one 4x5 grid of circles with lines connecting in standard grid. One diagram drawn of staggered circles with lines connecting horizontally and diagonally.]

Mrs. Allen promised to send me a copy of the new WFF'N PROOF book and mats. Advanced Ideas Co:- TESPERCEPTION. There is a set of cards of 4 different colors which have 4 different symbols on them. They are handled in a black "blind" where the player can put in his hands but cannot see. Object is to touch them and by ESP and DOP another type of perception (which I don't remember) guess the color and the symbol. Keep the results separate for the two types. 25 points for each correct guess. 50 in each class is, of course, average. Not much of a game. (Sheet in 1966 Ad Clips). CHARAIDS:- Large number of slips of cardboard with ideas for CHARADES.

CO-5 Company (cont.): - Charlie Parker said he'd visit me in June, for a visit HIGH SPIRITS and also to look at games for their line. Possibly - MARLBORO COUNTRY (with another name), THE FIRST MILLION (when I complete it), NEWTOWN. Campaign Game Co. (Cont.) :- They were interested in BIG FUNERAL for next year - if they last that long. Advanced Ideas Co. (cont.) :- Richard Onanian said that he would get in touch with me to do some game doctoring. (cont. on 3/10)