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SATURDAY 6 MAY 1967 126th day - 239 days to come

Called Bob Abel. He will call me back tomorrow.

Did some straightening up in game room.

BB and I to Claude's in evening. BB, I, Anne, and one of the kids played his TV mystery GAME while Claude gave us the clues. Each player is given an identity and located in a different tavern. Players, after they solve a tangled 5-letter word, have reached a vault where they get information about the player of their choice by pushing a button. (We played by simply taking turns in asking for a piece of information.) Once a player gets to the vault he receives all the information that has been given out so far. Information is in the form of a statement such as:- "The 'invisible man' is in either the 'golden tablet' or the 'winter table palace'." "The man in the 'winter palace' must kill either the 'diamond cutter' or the 'sailor.'" "The 'diamond cutter' must kill either the man in the 'royal hind' or the 'golden tablet'." "Etc." We played 'till we figured out who and where everyone was, and rather lost sight of the object of eliminating the others as in the original KNIFE YOUR BUDDY. Played two games.

Played Claude's EGGHEAD POKER. He had it played with the player's putting their eggs in their scratchers one at a time and then bringing them onto the board, that is they bring one egg [crossed out] onto the board at a time per player all starting together. This gave them the op- portunity of putting the egg directly into the hole they wanted. I suggested, instead, that they be placed on the corner opposite from the player. This was a definite improvement.

Claude told me of an improvement in his game PATH LOGICAL, instead of players taking turns extending a single word, they each build there on their own word and attempt to block their opponent's.

Claude gave me a copy of the NEWLYWED GAME, also a set of colored pentals.

Felicia called while I was out. Had a question about a game.