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SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 1968
Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
294th day - 72 days to come

Finished writing up BLUE AND GRAY.

Read over the game of LE TRUC, Started writing an introduction.

Remembered someone had mentioned WAGON WHEEL CHESS but couldn't
remember the context. Think it was Jim Dunnigan. I'll call him
tomorrow and ask him.

(cont. from 10/21) [10/21]
by Jerry Smith (see When we were very Young in articles from periodicals.de There was a patented card game GAVITT'S STOCK EXCHANGE (2 copies). I have the 1903 patent - #746, 492... - There was also a GAME using dominos with card symbols. I lampretty sure I have a patention tha's too At Rizonni (?), the Italian book store, I ordered a copy of PICCOLA ENCICLOPEDIA DI GIUOCHI E PASSATEMPI PER GIOVANI ED ADULTI. They will phone in 3 to 4 weeks to Tet me know if they can locate it, At French book store inquired about the Marabout companion to TOUS LES JEUX DE CARTES. Didn't have it Bought a Copy of LE JEU DE TAROTS. I already had one but this one is printed much better At Abercrombie & Fitch they had ACQUIRE & BAZAAR dis played prominently. They also had a game NOMINOES AND TRICKETS by the Yeilding Co., Houston. The set consists of 56 3-sector pieces, a'll combinations of othru 5 except that the 20 combinations of 3 different numbers are only included in ome direction, The first game is similar to ALL-FIVE Players scoreret the total for having the ends add up to multiples of s. The first piece placed has the three sides counted (I think). After this an end piece has two free sides, both of which are counted. Only one can be played on except the first played triple which played on all three sides, "After the and side is played on the third is not added in store for scoring. If a player plays a piece that joing up two free ends he scores 50 for this plus the total of the third end if it totals... a multiple of 5. This one end s how the only remaining end te play one (fairly complete ideas)__ s. The second game is a bidding game. All the pieces with os are removed, leaving 35 pieces 4 play in partnerships. Each gets 8 pieces, and 3 pieces are in a widow. Bid for the right to name trump. Bids are in numbers of tricks without mentioning suit, High bidder names the suit and takes tre takes the widow and then names the trump suit. The (cont. on 10/19)