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TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 1968
254th day - 112 days to come

N.Y.G.A meeting @ Michelle Sach's apartment [crossed out]
Wald and Claude played LAP. Liked it pretty well. Better than
BATTLESHIPS
Arthur and I played CASANOVA. Same as the rules in 1967
except that not only are the Maid and Lover face up in their corner
but also all the cards in a checker pattern with them ane face up.
[This shortens the game since each play starts with turning over a face down card.] A few fine points on the rules. On a turn as many
combining continues as long as one particular pile is involved, either
it moving on other piles moving to it and the player cannot
stop while another combination involving that pile is available.
If the lover make completes a move leaving it in position to reach
the maid and then the maid cannot move at all, the lover wins.

Wald showed a new game, which I called ANTI-GO and he a name he liked. A ten by ten layout is formed of 50 pieces each of two
colors, placed in e checkerboard pattern. Two play, each choosing one
of the colors. Each in turn removes two pcs of his color.
He keeps these pcs. Also any group of pcs. that is isolated
from any edge (even if it the last group) is also picked up by
the player causing the isolation. Groups are joined orthogonally,
rather than diagonally not counting. A single pc. isolated at
an edge is also captured. Player with most pcs. wins. Score
can be kept of the number each captures.
Wald said that 10x10 was the smalled field that had enough
play value and that larger fields were preferable.

Michelle offered Claude a set of POKER DICE in a leather
case, after he asked if she had dice. I don't believe he took
them.

Claude had a 4-hand card GAME. requiring coalition forming.
Didn't get a chance to play it.

Claude called Paul and to ask about BIG FUNERAL & WATCH, Spoke to his wife who said they were selling, but didn't say how well.

Called Felicia during day, No word from Will yet about receiving SPELLBINDER.