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TUESDAY 16 NOVEMBER 1971
320th day - 45 days to come

Nov. PLAYTHINGS came. New products has - SHOWDOWN POKER,
SOUL, HEX-O-GRAM, LECTRAMATIC FOOTBALL.

Rcd. material on the game CHEM-CHEXX, also two companion
games - U.S. HISTORY-CHEXX and LIT-CHEXX. (Also an order
form for buying copies.)

Rcd. the rules for THE NINE CHECKER GAME by Jim Bynum.
He had sent it to Martin Gardner and Martin suggested
his sending it to me. (He enclosed a stamped envelope
for returning it.)

To Felicia bringing her PLANES. (She mailed it and CHECKPOINT today.
David Wicks was there with two games: -
CHECKPOINT - A board shows roads divided into spaces. Along
the way there are, I believe, 5 "checkpoints". These
must be reached at a certain turn (the last one must
be reached at turn 30). Movement is by drawing cards
(he had about 200 of them). Most give a range of spaces
within which the player can choose. Others give special
instructions, such as "Bribe a judge - not necessary to check in
at checkpoint 2." There are multiple paths. Usually players
have a choice of directions, but "detour" signs can be set to force
an opponent to move in a set direction.