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10 WEDNESDAY * OCTOBER 1973 283RD DAY * 82 DAYS TO COME

Wrote up the new OVER 'N OVER and the three solutions.
BB typed them.

Rcd. NOST-ALGIA (#161).The book GO: BASIC TECHNIQUES is
being offered free for a stamped envelope. Philip Cohen
discusses DOUBLEMOVE CHESS and SECRET WORD. W.H. Rawlings
has two "new" games - BULO (by Piet Hein) and SIM. R. Betza
discusses CONVERSION CHESS, REVERSION CONVERSION or RECON,
DOUBLE CONVERSION or RECON 2.
Rcd. the HOLIDAY writeup from Ruth Shaller. (Filed in I.S. folder.)
Rcd. an "adult games - adult gifts" catalog from Book-of-the-Month
Club. Among others contained CARTEL, MONTAGE, VECTOR,
AQUARIUS II, 3D TIC-TAC-TOE, DOWN & OUT, ORB (a knock-off of
PLATO'S PLIGHT), THE BRAIN, NINE MEN'S MORRIS, STONEHENGE,
ATLANTIS, CHINESECHEK, VEGAS 13, WORPLAY, NINETACTOE,
DAM-IT!, SKIDOO, WIT'S END, DOVETAIL, TEEZER, SQUARE UP,
QUBE, TOTEMANIA, TOWER OF TROUBLE, GORDIAN KNOT, NUTS 'N' KNOTS,
DAFFY DOTS, SWITCH, CURIOUS CROSS, ASTROLOGIC, TUT'S TOMB,
LUCK OUT, COUNT DOWN, THIRD DIMENSION I, FOUR SQUARE, FAR OUT.
(Filed in '73 Misc.)

Rcd. a German G game from Germany by Lech Pijanowski -
DUODOMINO. "Dahl's Taschen-Spielreinen" also include
KANGODIL & LOKMUMCHEN, FLOH-MARKT, CING PING, TANGRAM,
QUADROMINO. No address on game but envelope had the
following:
{dahl
{Verlag - 415 Krefeld-Traar
{Am Eichenkamp 1
(The postmark was Krefeld 1)

At Macy's saw RIGHT CONNECTIONS, FITTING AND PROPER, CUBITS,
PENTOMINOS, <u<MOEBIES, and SWEEP in stationery dept.
In adult game dept. saw QUATIONS-
{Pilot Games Co.
{P.O. Box No. 89
{Newton, Mass. 02168
It is played on a 21 by 21 (I believe) field. Spaces are marked
with "double tile", "triple tile", and "double equation" similar to
SCRABBLE but the density is greater. Players play with 7 number tiles
and six "+ - x ÷ =" tiles.