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Rcd. a letter from <u>Martin Gardner</u> enclosing one he rcd. <br> | Rcd. a letter from <u>Martin Gardner</u> enclosing one he rcd. <br> | ||
from <u>W.H. Shepherd</u>. The | from <u>W.H. Shepherd</u>. The letter gives rules for <u>HEXADOMS</u> <br> | ||
and <u>FLAGSTONES</u> (which I bought last year in England). Also <br> | |||
discusses <u>GO-MOKU</u>. Part of the letter was clipped, containing <br> | |||
some assertions as to who has the win in <br> | |||
<u>CUBE-FUSION</u>. | |||
Rcd. a letter from <u>Michael Dummett</u>. He apologized for not <br> | |||
answering my last letter. He will try to get the game <br> | |||
<u>HIGH FINANCE</u> for me. He will get new copies of the article on <br> | |||
<u>MINCHIATE</u>. | |||
Rcd. 8 more answers to the <u>SLEUTH</u> puzzle in ''<u>S & T</u>''; <br> | |||
2 incorrect. | |||
Called <u>Martin Gardner</u> to thank him for his letter and to <br> | |||
ask if there is anything I can look for for him in Europe. <br> | |||
Yes, novelties based on physical laws. <br> | |||
He is doing a column on <u>NIM</u> variations, and told me <br> | |||
about 2 of them. <br> | |||
<u>NIM</u> on a checkerboard. Each player has 8 checkers and <br> | |||
these are placed at random on the 8 columns of the <br> | |||
checkerboard. They can be in any position, even next to <br> | |||
each other, as long as each player's checkers are closer to <br> | |||
him. Players in turn move 1 or more spaces away from <br> | |||
him on a column. The last player moving wins. (This is <br> | |||
exactly the same as having 8 piles of varying heights.) <br> | |||
Moving away can also be allowed but this has no effect on <br> | |||
the outcome since the opponent can simply move forward <br> | |||
the same number of spaces. <br> | |||
<u>TRENTER'S GAME</u> (Not sure if I remembered the name correctly.) <br> | |||
This is played on a row of spaces of varying length. <br> | |||
4 markers representing pennies and one representing a <br> | |||
dollar are placed at random in spaces on the row. <br> | |||
2 play and in turn move one piece one or more <br> | |||
spaces to the left. Two pieces cannot be on the same space <br> | |||
and a pc. cannot jump over another. A piece that is <br> | |||
(cont. on 9/11) | |||