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as a scorekeeper and does not participate. He has the correct  <br>
as a scorekeeper and does not participate. He has the correct  <br>
answer and a large empty diagram of the puzzle. Players  <br>
answer and a large empty diagram of the puzzle. Players  <br>
call in their words without regard to turn. After a player  <br>
calls a word he may not call another for at least 30 seconds.  <br>
Alternately players call words in turn, having 15 seconds to come  <br>
up with a word. Score 2 points for each letter in a completely  <br>
new word. Score 1 point per letter in a word where letters have been  <br>
filled in. (All the letters, or only the new ones?)  <br>
Saw <u>PENTA-GO</u> (Markem - Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) The board is as shown.
[Diagram of an 11 x 11 square grid board. There are 11 blue dots and 3 red dots - these represent the stones.]
There are 50 stones each of 3 colors,  <br>
one for each of the 2 players and  <br>
the third representing the "King's  <br>
Treasury." There are 2 playing pcs. and two dice.
In each turn a player places a  <br>
stone on any intersection and then  <br>
throws the dice and moves the total,  <br>
starting at "Start" at the beginning of  <br>
the game. When he lands on one of the  <br>
shaded spaces (which is marked with  <br>
the name of a castle corresponding  <br>
with one on the board) he pays that  <br>
many stones to the owner of the castle, if owned. A castle  <br>
is owned if a player has a ring around it, which can consist  <br>
of as few as 3 stones (red in diagram). If there are rings  <br>
(cont. on 11/21)