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11/27
TUESDAY 2 DECEMBER 1969
336th day - 29 days to come Monroe Doctrine Declared 1823

Mailed out letters to: Tom Atwater
Al Samuels
Al Rubbens
Susan Vibert
Tom Shaw
Solomon Golomb
Heinz Wittenberg

I played COUNTERPOINT with BB using a new idea, when aus player, makes an exchange he keeps one chip of his choice except as explained below, which the op ! ponent can't use and the player must use in his next turn. When a player makes a score he must keep the color he scored in... In Worked very well. An offensive game nather than de fensive game. One possible drawback- a player can get ahold of a color & keep it as long as he wants. Play to 60 points on a double game for getting / or more points ahead. The first player cannot score on his first play, Hill Called Diane to tell her I was at home and about the interview with Penny McMullen. Diane asked to change date to next Monday since she has to go to a lecture given by another author on Thursday, Called "Imact." Spoke to Dan & then Jerry called later, Only L Jerry Loming tonight and I invited him for suppen

Rcd. the missing material for GALACTIC DIPLOMACY

Rcd. a letter from Robert Smith of Canada who bought AGOGO Wants into on MANCALA• games and addresses of various companies, Jerry Dougherty over, Brought two copies of NORTHWEST PASSAGE Someone brought them a game called TANKER and they thought of the Manhattan's trip around Canada brought it to Humble Oil and so far have an order for 250,000, They have a contact with Engay chemical Co., an Esso affiliate They... mail various interesting material to about 25000 executives, scientists engineers, etc. They are thinking of 6 mailing of intellectual games. showed him TROMINO GO and he thought that it was perfect. Later when he Saw THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS he thought it would be great too. After he left I thought that TOTALLY-- without the dice, would also go. Showed him GO SEE. and he it as a possibility for Pan-Am or TWA. & suggested American Express which he thought a good idea.. He showed me a hoo GAME which someone had submitted to Shell (who sponsor the wonderful world of Golf). It was very similar to BYRON NELSON GOLF GAME which I showed him. (cont. on 11/27)