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SATURDAY 28 OCTOBER Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles 1967 301st day - 64 days to come


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 OH-WAH-REE, TWIXT, & BREAKTHRU. Also PAN-KAI to Phillips and UNIVERSE to Parker. Ma 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 ACQUIRE is now their best seller. He has an agent who gets 10% and gets him much better contracts than I get.

Report from and check came from 3M - $1,181.11 for ACQUIRE.


(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 can 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 PARIS. 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 ano the next trick. ( What 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)

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