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MONDAY 28 AUGUST 1967 240th day - 125 days to come

Called Joanne Miller @ Funk & Wagnel. She is interested in my doing a book on POKER variations and I mentioned can include original variations of my own. I also mentioned that I would like to do a book of original games like Bob's. She said that she was afraid that Bob's book would not be a big seller. They can't give it the publicity that Stein & Day should have. She figures the "Poker" book to sell better. Appointment for lunch on Oct. 3 (after her vacation).

At lunchtime went to I-S. Saw TAKE THE RIDGE by William F. Walsh. The rules were not very complete but as far as I can see it is as follows:- It is played like CHECKERS, except that a man on the ridge can move to any space. Landing on an opponent captures him. A thicket in which an opponent is safe from attack from the ridge is mentioned, but didn't appear on the board. The The ridge was made so that it was raised high above the board. This would make the game expensive to manufacture but doesn't really add anything. Alice is sending it back.

Alice gave me a ad clip on DO-RE-MI which they were sent, asking them to distribute the game here. It contains a little more description than I now have.

Brought AIRLINE to Alice so she can bring it to Lowe when she feels better.

Saw three things by Henry Szwarce:-

IMAGE:- (See 1965). A few changes. The scoring is now "0 0 0 4 5 6 8 10". Five cards are dealt to each player and 5 are placed on the table board, even if some as letter cards. A player can only play two profile cards from his hand on a turn. At end of a turn a player draws enough cars to have five. He also draws cards from the deck to have 5 profile cards on the board - in addition to letter cards, if any.

EGO :- Deck of 52 cards each one having a characteristic printed on it (an an illustration). Each player as a hand of cards. On a turn a player plays one of his cards, which he believes fits, in front of one of the other Players. If he feels that he has none that fit, he discards 3 cards and replaces them from the deck. When each player has 6 cards, they all discuss the cards each has and who gave it to them.

PARTY POLITICS :- A board, political game. Looking at the rules, they were not clear. Alice called Henry Szwarce and I spoke to him. I will go to his house 9/6 to play it with him, his wife, and a friend.

(cont. on 8/29)