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Sunday 28 December 1969
Holy Innocents
First Sunday after Christmas
362nd day - 3 days to come

Wrote letters to:
James M. Nichols (thru Martin Gardner)
Joseph A. Weisbecker (thru AGOG - after phone call)
Miss Ruth C. Patmore (wff in Proof - S&T column)
Mr. Lynn R. Johnson (3-D CHESS - S&T column)
Gary Silver (thru Martin Gardner)
Bill Caruson (3M - S&T column)
Mrs. Constance Herrick (Parker - S&T column)
Matte Smell Games Inc. (see 12/22 - asked for review copy)
Mr. Donald Derezinski (FOCUS order)
Park Plastics Co. ($2 for cards for GROUP THERAPY)

SUM-UP : - This obviously is the card number game.
OCTRIX : - Eight hands are played. 8 tricks in a hand.
Object is to win 88 points. (This is just a rough idea
from the outside of the box.) (I wonder if
this is too close too PE-LING. Actually not, since
this is a trick-taking game, not a RUMMY type.)
He also saw the Agon games, (see 5/21) being test marketed.
NODDLE, etc.
(cont. 12/17)

name MAN IN SPACE. It is based on the 21 manned
space flights by the U.S.

Claude brought me the Random House advertisement in New York Magazine
which contains AGOG. He also brought me a different
advertisement for DYNASTY from New York Magazine.