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WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 1968
WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 1968 <br>
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He is working on computers and is interested in coming up with <br>
He is working on computers and is interested in coming up with <br>
games that can be worked on a computer.  <br>
games that can be worked on a computer.  <br>
George is fooling around with an idea he calls DRAGO. Ta ten digits in combinations of three-012, 013, 014,...... 789 Conly I oft a digit is used there are 120 combinations ( he said, I haven't checked him). Taking a 3x3 bound there are 8 ways of having a line of 3. There for 15 bounds would have 120 rows of 3. He is trying to set up 15 boards that would include the 120 rows So far he hasn't been successful. He is thinking about a Bingo type game played using 3-20 sided dice with two sets of the digits on each. (<u>FUTURE</u> has a 20 sided die. George said there are some Japanese wholesale places that handle them.) George Knows a Caltech professor who claims to have invented a
George is fooling around with an idea he calls <u>DRAGO</u>. Taking  <br>
game very much like <u>LASCA</u>. George wanted a reference to show him. I showed him <u>MATHEMATICAL RECREATIONS</u> by Krait chek. George thought I hat might be interested in contacting the professon because he makes up games just for the challenge... and then forgets about theme
ten digits in combinations of three: - 012, 013, 014,...... 789 <br>
His name is Dr. Donalt Knuth. We played a game of <u>BAZAAR</u> and found that the black
(only 1 of a digit is used) there are 120 combinations ( he said, I <br>
backgrounds were rather hard on the eyes. - George and so Ann started a game of <u>FOCUS</u> and when Jo Ann haf. - just about lost I took over and pulled it out. They liked it and
haven't checked him). Taking a 3x3 bound there are 8 ways of <br>
I gave them book lets.
having a line of 3. There for 15 boards would have 120 rows of 3. <br>
He is trying to set up 15 boards that would include the 120 <br>
rows. So far he hasn't been successful. He is thinking about a <br>
Bingo type game played using 3-20 sided dice with two sets <br>
of the digits on each. (<u>FUTURE</u> has a 20 sided die. George said <br>
there are some Japanese wholesale places that handle them.) <br>
George Knows a Caltech professor who claims to have invented a <br>
game very much like <u>LASCA</u>. George wanted a reference to show <br>
him. I showed him <u>MATHEMATICAL RECREATIONS</u> by Kraitchek.   <br>
George thought I <s>might</s> might be interested in contacting the professor  because he makes up games just for the challenge   <br>
and then forgets about them.  <br>
His name is Dr. Donald Knuth.   <br>
 
We played a game of <u>BAZAAR</u> and found that the black <br>
backgrounds were rather hard on the eyes. <br>
George and Jo Ann started a game of <u>FOCUS</u> and when Jo Ann had  <br>
just about lost I took over and pulled it out. They liked it and <br>
I gave them booklets.