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MAY 1974 - WEDNESDAY 29
JOHN F. KENNEDY BORN 1917 - 149TH DAY - 216 DAYS TO COME

Finished INTERSECTION rules. Wrote SKYSCRAPERS rules.

Rcd. G&P #24. Contains article on "Playing Cards" by R.C. Bell.
Feature article on QUEBEC 1759 by Jerry Donnelly. Ad for
SEASTRIKE (which doesn't use a board or dice). A feature article
on "Jigsaws." Rules for SHOGI. "Games Guild" ad including
ACQUIRE, EXECUTIVE DECISION, VENTURE, and SLEUTH. Rules for
THE ELECTION GAME invented by B. Mitchell - a reader.

"Gamesviews" of MONTAGE, LAXADO, L'ATTAQUE, and SPANISH CHATTER;
and three books O&X, IN-DOOR AMUSEMENTS, CARD GAMES, AND FIRESIDE FUN,
and TRICKS, GAMES, AND PUZZLES, by Maxey Brooke. Insert ad for the
"Wff 'N Proof" line. "Forum" had letters on TIDDLY-WINKS,
CARD CRICKET, LAP, DIPLOMACY, SCRABBLE. The TIDDLY-WINKS
letter was by Phil Cohen. Article on numbers by Anthony Dickens.
Regular columns on SCRABBLE, DRAUGHTS, and GO.

Rcd. NOST-ALGIA #169, Phil Cohen describes BICOLOR CHESS and
BICAPTURE CHESS. In another column Phil mentions two books:
GUIDE TO FAIRY CHESS by A. Dickens and FIVE CLASSICS OF FAIRY CHESS
by T.R. Dawson (Dover - $3.) Also mentions THE GODFATHER GAME and
gives rules for GOOF and TROMINO GO. Bill Rawlings gives
rules for ALICE CHECKERS by V.R. Parton. Betza gives rules for
TRANSPORTATION CHESS (TRANSCHESS), one of a series of
CO-CHESS games - including CONVERSION CHESS. Rawlings in
another column mentions KNIGHT RELAY CHESS and
AMBIVALENT KNIGHT RELAY.

BB typed rules for INTERSECTION, HEX-MATCH, and SKYSCRAPERS
and I got copies at Boston Post Road.

Made a box for SKYSCRAPERS. Fixed the packaging of FREE FORM.
Got the following games ready to bring tomorrow: PUSHOVER,
SHAPE & SHATTER, THE BRAIN GAME, FOREIGN INTRIGUE, EVEN WORSE,
TOTALLY, FREE FORM, HEX-MATCH.

Call from Claude. Nothing particular on games.

(cont. from 5/30) [5/30]

When a player moves his pc. of this size on top of a pile he can
force an opponent to move a pc. from that pile. (Didn't get details.)
Felicia told me that Alan Newman has come up with a p.&p.
BASEBALL and a p,&p. FOOTBALL game.
Left everything with Felicia except for THE 31ST HEX (which needs
some fixing), TRAVELINE, POP-SHAPE-AND SHATTER (Felicia still
has SHAPE & SHATTER), and THE BRAIN GAME (to finish up).

To "Gamut of Games." Phil Orbanes not in. Asked Carrie to have
him call me. (Never did.)

To M.B. [Milton Bradley] Terry Seymour gave me copies of COLUMBO, CROSS-UP,
(cont. on 5/28)