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6 SATURDAY * OCTOBER 1973
YOM KIPPUR, DAY OF ATONEMENT * 279TH DAY * 86 DAYS TO COME

On S & T column wrote up FINESSE, WINIT, MASTER MIND,
MONEY CARD, OPTILE, OUTLAW TRAIL, THE GARBAGE GAME,
PINK PEBBLES, QUADTRIPLE, CLUSTER, IMPASSE, TAU, THE DOT GAME,
and started RACECOURSE.

Thought of a new approach to SHAPE AND SHATTER as a
puzzle. Put the pieces into a 9x9 square with no color
touching itself, even at the corner. It is quite easy. Then
thought of the idea throwing the dice and prohibiting the
two colors from touching.

For S & T column wrote up Cut up a package of 6"x4'
index cards to get more 3"x2" for indexing the archives.

(cont. from 10/9) [10/9]

GAME on 10/14, but no answer. Called Earl and told him
Issy also can't make it so when Earl tells Peter, the
whole thing may be postponed.

Call from Claude. He has the solution ready for ECLIPSE.
But he remembered that he has another version with
extra overlays so that different puzzles could be
set up. I told him that something like that would be more
appealing. He'll have in ready by next Tuesday when I
bring SHAPE AND SHATTER to Felicia.

Drew up a new board for OVER 'N OVER as
a puzzle. Noted a solution for a
checkered pattern with the vacant space
in the center.

[Diagram of a 5x5 board populated with circles. Each circle contains a number from 1-25 - starting with 1 at the top left and ending with 25 at the bottom right. Each circle is connected to all adjacent circles (including diagonally) with a line. On the left side every row is labelled 1,6,11,16,21, and on the right side every row is labelled 5,10,15,20,25.]

(cont. from 10/7) [10/10]

with orders. In the meantime he'll tell their showroom (J.R
Sales - 3rd floor - 200 Fifth) to show me the copy they have there.
I'll probably go there next Tuesday.

Later thinking about 3D BOXES> with different colors. With four
colors up top 4 can play. When a box is completed, most of a
color wins it, unless it is a tie in which case the one completing
it wins. Instead of giving an extra turn for completing a face,
give one for adding the third color at a corner, or a fourth. Keep
the setting up, but eliminate the force. (I'll have to try it out.)
[Started 10/10]