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Title
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1967_Sackson_237_August 05.jpg
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Creator
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Sid Sackson
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Date
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1967
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Type
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image
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Format
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.jpg
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Source
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Box 1, Object 5, Sid Sackson collection
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Language
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English
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Coverage
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1967
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Rights
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The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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transcription
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English
8/6
SATURDAY 5 AUGUST
1967 217th day - 148 days to come
Bill Caruson sent me the rules for TOP BRASS. (Filed in Misc.
Game Folder.)
Rcd. a long letter from Frank Thibault in which he mentions
playing FOCUS & SLAM, seeing SIT DOWN AND THINK at
3M, and an ad for CASE OF THE ELUSIVE ASSASSIN.
He sold his yacht racing game to 3M and are ch the name
is being changed from TACK to REGATTA. They will prob-
ably go ahead with SQUIGGLE after X-Mas. Jerry D'Arcy is
flying to New York and will contact me. Frank sent the rules
of his word game CHANNELWORD.
Martin Gardner over in afternoon & evening.
I showed him THE CASE OF THE ELUSIVE ASSASSIN and gave
him a copy of the puzzle. Showed him SIT DOWN AND THINK,
TAKE A NUMBER & INFINITE PLANE. Gave him a copy of
FOCUS and the published copy of WATCH - both were taken by
his son.
Martin looked at TIMUR'S GREAT CHESS in CHESS ECCENTRICITIES
(which he had heard of, but not seen) for use in a column about
ch knight moves & extended knight moves.
Martin mentioned an interesting book by P.A. (Major) MacMahon on
tessellation - NEW MATHEMATICAL PASTIMES (see MATHEMATICAL
RECREATIONS AND ESSAYS (pg. 111)). He will do a column on it
partially based on it - on triangular games and puzzles.
Another book he mentioned in MATHEMATICAL BAFFLERS by
Angela Dunn (McGraw Hill). On the cover it has a diagram
something like the following. There are chips
of 4 colors. Players take turns placing any chip in
any space, as long as two chips of the same
colors are not in adjacent spaces. First player
forced to place a chip next to one of same
color loses.
[diagram of four circles with segments drawn on them]
Martin mentioned that the magazine RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS
MAGAZINE will be revived by Greenwood Press. He thinks that
previously unexpired subscriptions will be honored. The
name will be changed to the THE JOURNAL OF RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS.
They will also publish a companion magazine called
RECREATIONAL WORD PLAY.
When he prepares his new book based on Scientific American
columns he will mention the names of all my published games.
Took down their names.
Spoke again about his GAME idea using a long chain made up of
interlocking balls (like for a key ring). This is dropped over a
peg (or pegs) and players in some way choose whether it will
catch on a peg or pull free.
[drawing of squiggle "chain"]
(cont. on 8/6)
