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WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 1970 105th day - 260 days to come

Felicia called in the morning. Mr. Cox, from Syracuse, was coming with his games at lunchtime and she invited me over. I went, met him, and saw the following: WORD GOLF :- Practically the same as PEEKO except that only one word is on a sheet, and it is written in in pencil, so it is not reusable. Also words of different length are used and the par is known in ad- vance. CLU :- This is 20 QUESTIONS played solitaire. There are a series of cards each one coded with the name and information on a person, living, dead, or fictional. This is inserted in a "machine." There are a list of questions broken into various categories, which can be asked of the machine. (The machine has space for 200 questions but the list has somewhat less than that.) Select a question and put a stylus into the corresponding number. A light tells whether the answer is "yes" or "no." When you think you know the name, spell it out in another area with the stylus. If no light lights it is correct. He also mentioned a swimming pool GAME. A set of balls are marked with a letter and weighted so that the letter floats on top. (The weight could be eliminated if the letter was printed in a number of places on the ball.

Signed the copy of AGOG that BB brought to Dr. Schwartz on 4/7. He was very enthousiastic about it, more for the way - and feeling with which - it was written than for the games themself.

Rcd. a brochure on AGOG by "Professional and Technical Programs, Inc., listing it as an alternate selection. Also a covering letter from Fabio.

Finished the packaging of SEARCH, pasting a cardboard flange [sketch here] around the pockets for the cards. It seemed to make a solid package. BB typed the rules and I added the shape symbols. Finished at 1:30.


[Red type at bottom of page: "Federal Income Tax Report for 1969 and Estimated Declaration for 1970 must be Filed Today."]

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English WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL
1970 105th day - 260 days to come


Felicia called in the morning. Mr. Cox, from Syracuse, was coming with
his games at lunchtime and she invited me over. I went, met him,
and saw the following:
WORD GOLF :- Practically the same as PEEKO except that only one word is
on a sheet, and it is written in in pencil, so it is not reusable. Also
words of different length are used and the par is known in ad-
vance.
CLU :- This is 20 QUESTIONS played solitaire. There are a series
of cards each one coded with the name and information on a
person, living, dead, or fictional. This is inserted in a "machine."
There are a list of questions broken into various categories, which
can be asked of the machine. (The machine has space for 200
questions but the list has somewhat less than that.) Select a
question and put a stylus into the corresponding
number. A light tells whether the answer is "yes" or "no." When you
think you know the name, spell it out in another area with the
stylus. If no light lights it is correct.
He also mentioned a swimming pool GAME. A set of balls are
marked with a letter and weighted so that the letter floats
on top. (The weight could be eliminated if the letter was printed
in a number of places on the ball.
Signed the copy of AGOG that BB brought to Dr. Schwartz on
4/7. He was very enthousiastic about it, more for the
way - and feeling with which - it was written than for the
games themself.
Rcd. a brochure on AGOG by "Professional and Technical
Programs, Inc., listing it as an alternate selection. Also a covering
letter from Fabio.
Finished the packaging of SEARCH, pasting a cardboard
flange [sketch here] around the pockets for the cards. It seemed to
make a solid package. BB typed the rules and I added the
shape symbols. Finished at 1:30.

[Red type at bottom of page:
"Federal Income Tax Report for 1969 and Estimated Declaration for 1970 must be Filed Today."]