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FRIDAY 26 AUGUST 1966 238th day - 127 days to come

At Strand book store BB found WORLD OF TOYS by Leslie Daiken It mentions collections of toys & games in England. Also places to buy them.

In Frey's ACCORDING TO HOYLE saw BOORAY (BOURÉ). This is a card game played by the French in Louisiana. Use a 52 card deck and up to 7 can play. Each antes to a pot and is then dealt 5 cards. Playe Another card is turned to set a trump. Players can then decide in turn whether to stay or drop out. If stay can then replace cards (up to 3 or 4 depending on number of players) as in draw poker. Pone leads any card, except that a player holding the ace, king or queen of trump must lead the highest whenever he has the lead. A player must go over the highest card if he can. If out of the suit a player must trump if he is first out of that suit. Succeeding players who are out do not have to trump if they do not wish to. (This seems inconsistent.) The winner of one trick leads to the next. The player winning the most tricks wins the pot. In case of tie it is divided. A player who stayed in and doesn't win a trick must equal the pot, but this is added to the next pot.

Rcd. the game WORD CHESS which Feli Alice rcd. and sent out to me.

Rcd. a letter from K.G. Collins inviting us for drinks.

Rcd. a question on FOCUS from Whitman.

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English FRIDAY 26 AUGUST
1966 238th day - 127 days to come


At Strand book store BB found WORLD OF TOYS by Leslie Daiken
It mentions collections of toys & games in England.
Also places to buy them.
In Frey's ACCORDING TO HOYLE saw BOORAY (BOURÉ). This
is a card game played by the French in Louisiana.
Use a 52 card deck and up to 7 can play. Each antes
to a pot and is then dealt 5 cards. Playe Another
card is turned to set a trump.
Players can then decide in turn whether to stay
or drop out. If stay can then replace cards (up to
3 or 4 depending on number of players) as in draw
poker. Pone leads any card, except that a player holding
the ace, king or queen of trump must lead the highest
whenever he has the lead. A player must go over the
highest card if he can. If out of the suit a player
must trump if he is first out of that suit. Succeeding players
who are out do not have to trump if they do not wish to.
(This seems inconsistent.)
The winner of one trick leads to the next. The player
winning the most tricks wins the pot. In case of tie it is
divided. A player who stayed in and doesn't win a trick
must equal the pot, but this is added to the next pot.
Rcd. the game WORD CHESS which Feli Alice rcd. and sent
out to me.
Rcd. a letter from K.G. Collins inviting us for drinks.
Rcd. a question on FOCUS from Whitman.