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23 SUNDAY * SEPTEMBER 1973
FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN * FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST * 99 DAYS TO COME

Spent day putting up 24 brackets to support four shelves in the
upstairs living room.

Laurie Horn had a copy of the Oct. '73 PSYCHOLOGY TODAY. It has a
game THE PETER PRINCIPLE GAME. Laurie said she'd give it to me
as soon as she's read it.
Dave gave me a copy of Dover's edition of Falkener's
GAMES ANCIENT AND ORIENTAL; one that he had been given to
him - considerably used.

Checked thru my duplicate copies of MOVES. Had the following: -
1-2, #2-1, #3-4, #4-8, #5-4, #6-1, #7-2, #8-3, #9-3.

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occupies a "Defense" space. When 4 play an extra ring is added
to the outside of the board. I told Alan that he had a lot of
good ideas but that he'd have to simplify it in order to make
it commercial. Felicia concurred wholeheartedly. (Alan had
been arguing with her about how good it was before I came.)
HARDHAT. There are two decks of cards. One has 50
cards. 30 of these have 2 each of 6 different colors -
each combination appearing twice. The other twenty have
combinations of three colors - each combination appearing
once. The other deck has "building" cards with various
numbers of stories - up to 7 I believe - of buildings
in different colors. Also in this deck are "luck" cards
of various kinds (see below). There are two dice with
the six colors on the faces. Each player is dealt a
number - varying with the number of players - of cards.
The dice are rolled and players look to see if they
have a card containing those two colors. Yell "Hardhat"
if they do. First to do so takes the top card from
either deck, both of which are kept face up. The card
he uses is put in the discard. If he takes a "building"
card (and usually he'll do this) he places it in front of him,
combining stories of the same color. If a
"luck" card is under it is taken by the player.
A "hardhat" will protest a player - one time -
against a "falling girder". A player with a
"Union card" gets a reward when "Overtime" comes
up. Etc. (Didn't get all the details.) I liked it and
told Alan.

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