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WEDNESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 1968
248th day - 118 days to come

Felicia called. Letter from Bob Clande. They are still working
on THESE UNITED STATES & FLINGERS.

Red a form letter from Phil Orbanes with the news
that Gamescience is now part of Renwal. It is now called "Operations Design Corporation".

Called Martin Gardner He was in the mood for a long talk thanked him for the information he had sent me Told him I'd like to get a copy of BAZAAR. to him for his boys. He'll contact me in a few weeks about getting together I asked him the ever made personal appearance for the teacher who asked me last spring). He said nou It is too time consuming and he hates appearing in public He asked me if I knew the type of dice at present used in China I didn't but said I'd try to go to Chinatown and see if I could pick up a pain. He said not a to go out of the way He may get the answer from a college Professor he who to. He has learned that there are two types in Japan... similar in arrangement wit with opposite sides adding e to but to opposite hand ( as shown DA one is used only in MAH-JONG the others e for all other games... Martin is doing a time for column on dice.. He told me of a book published in Sweden but written in English : - RANDOM NUMBER GENERATORS by Birger Jansson Stockholm, 1966 Victor Pettersons Bokindustri Aktiebolag

This book mentions a set of 3-20 sided dice used for Generating random humbers. It is manufactured by the Japanese Standards Assoc, l John Geiger mentioned that they can be obtained in New York,) Each die hasrl the digit o to 9 twice and they are colored difter ently so that the 3 can be read in a definite order.