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Friday 1 March 1968

61st day - 305 days to come

At B& N [Barnes and Noble] bought AN INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR PROGRAMMING AND THE THEORY OF GAMES by S. Vajda.

(cont. from 3/13) [3/13]

Games Research has INSIGHT (which is different from the game of that name I already have). This is a party game for up to 10 or 12 players. There are 26 "category" cards which (I suppose) give situations with different answers or attitudes. Players move around look [crossed out] There are 14 male and 14 female "personality" cards. All the cards are spread around the room and players circulate marking their answers to the 26 "categories" and picking 3 "personality" cards. Then they fill in their selections for each of the other players. When all are completed each player in turn goes "on stage" and reads his own selections. The others mark themselves according to how well they match. The player's self-evaluation is taken as correct regardless of the other player's opinions.
They also had WATCH and CAMPAIGN.

To Lowe:- They were pleasant and showed me:-
SNAG:- A quadrille board with some corner spaces removed. The squares are numbered. In some way (which I didn't get) the players can place discs in matching spaces. When they make a line of 4 (or more?) they take them off as points. They also, by so doing, can hinder an opponent's plan to get a "lay". Played by 2 to 4 (I think).
TRAFFIC:- A MONOPOLY imitation. A car trip with winning or losing of money in different spaces along the way. Can own gas stations and others pay you when land there, if complete trip with enough money left to buy a "Cadillac" you win. (Rough idea.)

To S & R:- As usual they were pleasant and told me about:-
SNAKE EYES:- The old game of throwing 2 dice and turning over a number corresponding to the the total or any adding up to the total. Continue until can't use a throw. Points unturned count against you. Numbers are from 1 to 8.
GAME INVENTOR'S KIT:- A series of board parts and markers that can be put together in different ways and, I guess, a booklet suggesting different ways to put together rules.
NUMBLE:- The same game which they have taken over.
CHARADES:- A fancy package with rules, hints, and topics.

At Avalon Hill met James Dunnigan
[address and phone number] He has created their new game for this year 1914. He is interested in my collection and will come for supper next
(cont. on 3/2)