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                                         Created page with "17 Friday - August 1973  <br>229th day - 136 days to come  ----  <s>Rcd. a letter from Kees Vanes with more info on  <u>BIRD, FISH AND FLOWERES</u>. Also offering me 50% of that and  [illegible]</s>  <br>Rcd. [received] <u>G&P</u> #16, the one with <u>SIGMA FILE</u>, <u>THE PHILOSOPHERS' GAME</u>, etc.  <br>Rcd. <u>PLAYTHINGS</u> (Aug.). "Showcase/Toys" listed <u>ODYSSEY</u>, the Magnavox  TV game, and a new game called <u>INTERPLANETARY VOYAGE</u>.  <br>Rcd. a letter fr..." 
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Claude bought me a book (on American art in 20th Cent. [century] for  | Claude bought me a book (on American art in 20th Cent. [century] for  | ||
$2) as a thank you for pushing him to submit <u>DUEL</u>.  | $2) as a thank you for pushing him to submit <u>DUEL</u>.  | ||
Thinking of ideas to simplify <u>FOREIGN INTRIGUE</u>. All  | |||
the players could be seated together and in turn  | |||
pass 3 assignment cards secretly to an opponent of  | |||
their choice, who can pass number 1 and 2 if they   | |||
wish. To be worked out.  | |||
The package came from R.G.I. - via UPS - with  | |||
2 copies of <u>HOLIDAY</u> and <u>MOVIE MOGULS</u> (why?). My and  | |||
<u>Ruth</u>'s name were not included in the <u>HOLIDAY</u> rules!  | |||
Started working on the <u>PUSHOVER</u> puzzle - or rather solitaire.  | |||
Every 4th pc. pushed over belongs to the player,   | |||
object to get 54 points, or as close as possible to it.  | |||
Call from <u>Fay Baker</u>. Her daughter Amy has an idea for forming  | |||
"animal boxes" out of sheets of cardboard. She'd like me to look  | |||
at them and encourage her to make better models. I told her  | |||
<br>(cont. 8/18)  | |||