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A diagonal line reaching the side presented a problem as to  <br>
which box it scored in. Decided to score only for horiz-  <br>
ontal lines hitting the side.  <br>
Thought of doubling the "side" score of the player first  <br>
reaching the end. Then decided to score for reaching the end <br>
by a vertical line. End the game when the 3 "end" scores  <br>
have been taken. High score wins the difference between scores.  <br>
Needs testing.  <br>
Thought of including this game in the book with a descrip-  <br>
tion of its development.
Sent a letter to Harry Cunningham at 3M telling him about  <br>
the subscription to ''Playthings''. Told him I was sending the  <br>
catalogs and said that I had spent 3 hours.
The book <u>SKARNEY</u> came. Actually it is a <u>CANASTA</u>  <br>
variation.
Thinking of the possibility of using <u>SKILL BACKGAMMON</u> in  <br>
the book. This played by using dominoes to determine  <br>
the move, instead of dice. The blanks are removed from  <br>
a double 6 set and the remaining 21 dominoes are placed  <br>
in 3 columns of 7 each. Players in turn can play the top (which  <br>
is designated) of a column. The played domino is placed at  <br>
the bottom of the columns, starting with the one on the left,  <br>
then the next, etc, so that the bottom grow uniformly  <br>
regardless of how the tops are played.