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29 SATURDAY - JUNE 1974 ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL, APOSTLES - 180TH DAY - 185 DAYS TO COME

Rcd. "Newsletter Number 2" on Y & POLY-Y. Among other things, it gives a new address for Craige Schensted and an invitation to visit and play Y. Also enclosed was an announcement for a tournament in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Looked at the 5 p&p games for "Gamut of Games." Made a new layout for STRIKE O OIL STRIKE!, which is fair when 4 play without leaving two sectors unclaimed.

Played THE GREAT RACES twice with Phil Laurence. Played OIL STRIKE! Both played quite well. Played COURTHOUSEROOM. Pretty much a matter of luck.

(cont. from 6/30) [7/3]

Rcd. letter from Lewis Pulsipher. Thanked me for mentioning SUPERNOVA in my column. He already has 9 subscriptions from it.

Rcd. a notice from "Viking Systems" of a "Citex 74" Tournament in Chicago in August. Mainly miniatures and DIPLOMACY. (Filed in folder with misc. war gaming info.)

Rcd. THE GAMESLETTER #72. Mentions the "definitive" work on DIPLOMACY entitled THE STRATEGY AND TACTICS OF POSTAL DIPLOMACY. Brochure rcd. from "War Games Unlimited" mentioning SINAI and BAR-LEV. Brochure from "Rang Game Associates" mentioning LEE VS. MEADE, SARATOGA 1777, THE FIRST BLITZKRIEG-CAMBRAI, 1917, NAPOLEAN - THE LAST CAMPAIGN, 1814, 1815. "Histo Games" mentioning HANNIBAL, EAGLE DAY, and 1944. Review of ALIEN SPACE, solution of GO problems. CHESS chatter. "Viking Systems" flyer.

While at Phil Orbanes' the subject of the Rand games came up, SARATOGA: 1777 and INVASION: SICILY have been published. Phil will get my name on the mailing list called Bill Vega and had my name put on the mailing list.

Call from Claude. More talk about Hasbro. Made date for 7/12, with wives.

His game of RIP-OFF [Started 7/3] involves some 8 "stolen items." There are two cards for each item and also 2 title cards for each items. Players move around the board buying title cards and picking up stolen items. When get on same or adjacent spaces can swindle try to swindle an opponent by claiming to have a title card for a stolen item. Various options in bluffing and counter- bluffing. (Rough idea.) [Started 7/3]

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