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Saturday 6 December 1969 340th day - 25 days to come | Saturday 6 December 1969 340th day - 25 days to come | ||
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Rcd. a copy of <u>PSYCHEDELIC-9</u> from Joe Weisbecker, together with a letter thanking me for the write up on <u>DECISIONS-DECISIONS</u> and a reprint from <u>Mathematics Magazine</u> entitled | Rcd.[received] a copy of <u>PSYCHEDELIC-9</u> from Joe Weisbecker, together with a letter thanking me for the write up on <u>DECISIONS-DECISIONS</u> and a reprint from <u>Mathematics Magazine</u> entitled ''Mathematical Theory of <u>THINK-A-BOT</u>''. | ||
Called Bob Abbott, to tell him about Nov. <u>SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN</u> and to say I have a book for him. He has both already. I'll give him another copy of <u>AGOG</u> when I see him. He invited us for dinner but I didn't set a date, pleading the <s>pleas</s> pressure of correspondence, etc. | Called Bob Abbott, to tell him about Nov. <u>SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN</u> and to say I have a book for him. He has both already. I'll give him another copy of <u>AGOG</u>[A Gamut of Games] when I see him. He invited us for dinner but I didn't set a date, pleading the <s>pleas</s>[crossed out] pressure of correspondence, etc. | ||
His wife Marian (?) said she is not a game fan but she really enjoyed <u>PATTERNS</U>. | His wife Marian (?) said she is not a game fan but she really enjoyed <u>PATTERNS</U>. | ||
Called Martin Gardner to check about the letters he was going to send me. So far there are only two of interest to me. He has rcd. quite a few answers to his puzzle. He is expecting another batch from <u>SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN</u> in a few days and will then send those that concern me on to me. | Called Martin Gardner to check about the letters he was going to send me. So far there are only two of interest to me. He has rcd.[received] quite a few answers to his puzzle. He is expecting another batch from <u>SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN</u> in a few days and will then send those that concern me on to me. | ||
Started writing a new introduction for Alex | Started writing a new introduction for Alex Randolph's <u>KNIGHT CHASE</u>. | ||
Played <u>COUNTERPOINT</u> with Clara Karlan & Helen Sternberd using the ideas of 12/2 & 12/3. The game was very defensive with each player blocking the other by putting the same color at the two places (when the opponent was in a double threat <s>illegible</s> position) which the player could score in and then keeping that color. Tried allowing a player to use any two colors, except the one the previous player is holding, and was not being forced to use the one he previously kept. This was even worse. | Played <u>COUNTERPOINT</u> with Clara Karlan & Helen Sternberd using the ideas of 12/2 & 12/3. The game was very defensive with each player blocking the other by putting the same color at the two places (when the opponent was in a double threat <s>illegible</s>[crossed out] position) which the player could score in and then keeping that color. Tried allowing a player to use any two colors, except the one the previous player is holding, and was not being forced to use the one he previously kept. This was even worse. | ||
Claude called. Nothing specific about games. | Claude called. Nothing specific about games. | ||
Ida Goldstein, a fellow worker at the navy yard called to tell me of a listing of <u>AGOG</u> in today's <u>N.Y | Ida Goldstein, a fellow worker at the navy yard called to tell me of a listing of <u>AGOG</u>[A Gamut of Games] in today's <u>N.Y. POST</u>. Found it <s>the</s>[crossed out] and cut it out. | ||
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(cont. from 12/10) [12/10] | (cont. from 12/10) [12/10] | ||
We decided that I will do reviews of <u>LENSMAN</u>, <u>QUADS</u>, <u>VECTOR</u>, & <u>DYNASTY</u> for my next column. | We decided that I will do reviews of <u>LENSMAN</u>, <u>QUADS</u>, <u>VECTOR</u>, & <u>DYNASTY</u> for my next column. | ||