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Martin Gar
Martin Gardner called while I was out. Then called back. He had
had a visitor, Alexander Randolph, who is a Czech,
American citizen, who lives in Japan on the royalties of
games. He sold 3M <u>OH-WAH-REE</u>, <u>TWIXT</u>, & <u>BREAKTHRU</u>. Also
<u>PAN-KAI</u> to Phillips and <u>UNIVERSE</u> to Parker. <s>Ma</s> He wants to meet
me and Martin gave him my number.
Alexander called me later and arranged for him to come here Monday.
He was at 3M and they told him that <u>ACQUIRE</u> is now their
best seller. He has an agent who gets 10% and gets
him much better contracts than I get.
 
Report <s>from</s> and check came from 3M - $1,181.11 for <u>ACQUIRE</u>.
 
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(cont. from 10/27) [10/27]
a combination can be made (a card of the same rank or ad-
jacent ranks, a set - such as K & V, all regardless of
house) the player whose turn it is must make it by moving
one pile onto the other. If he can continue with the
same pile he must do so, but may not move with another
pile. A possible combination may, therefor, be left. If
so the next player must make a combination or combina-
tions with same pile before turning his card. He then <s>can</s>
must proceed with combinations caused by his turned card,
if any.
The Lover and Maid of flowers may never be covered
by another pile.
(Piles are combined orthagonally or at the corners of an
otherwise empty rectangle. The same as in other games of
this type with the High Deck.)
 
Wald then showed a new game of <u>PARIS</u>. Each player is
dealt two cards (from the high deck). Then two are
faced up next to the pack. The non-dealer leads one of
his cards, and the other plays a card. The higher
card wins the trick (L beating V, major being higher than
a minor.) The winner of the trick picks one of the
two face up cards and then turns another so that the
other player also has a choice of two. Winner than
leads to <s>ano</s> the next trick. ( <s>What</s> Who wins if both
players play the same rank?
Another, and more important, way to win a trick is by
playing the 2nd card of a rebellion or a suppression
(i.e. V on K, or K on V, regardless of house). This card is
placed face up in a players captures.
Scoring:- Each regular card 50 for 1st ten and 100 after.
These are scored "Above the Line."
Each rebellion card - 500; Each suppression card - 250. These
are scored "below the line." 2000 "below the line" (cont. on 10/26)