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a pile, largest denomination on top, and deals it out to  <br>
a pile, largest denomination on top, and deals it out to  <br>
the other players. [illegible crossed out]  <br>
the other players. [illegible crossed out]  <br>
(Played about an hour, but
(Played about an hour, but the Genius made the rest of  <br>
the play incidental. Discussed ways of remedying this, including  <br>
a betting limit to ordinary bets which is waived when  <br>
a player meets the Genius. Claude and I still weren't  <br>
thrilled with the game.  <br>
Played <u>THE BRAIN GAME</u>. Played until 6 companies (out of the  <br>
9 exposed) were taken. Played in about an hour. Claude  <br>
said he'd like to play it again. Arthur said that because of  <br>
his eyes he had trouble seeing the cards. Wald said that  <br>
there was nothing new in the game (and I pointed out all  <br>
that was). Claude suggested adding personality to the  <br>
game by making the President's different, each one calling  <br>
for some change in staff. (This was a step in the direction of  <br>
<u>CINEMA</u>, which I don't want to do.) Wald suggested a greater  <br>
spread