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Picked up <u>DATA </u>& <u> | Picked up <u>DATA </u>& <u>CARRÉ</u> @ I/S. Looked at following stores & saw only 1 thing new: - Abercrombie & Fitch, Brentano's (saw <u>WHAT'S THAT ON MY HEAD</u>?),Doubleday's, Saks, F.A.O. Schwartz, Riis Bros., Bloomingdale's, Rappaport's. At F.A.O. Schwartz saw: - <u>THE GAME OF 5000</u>(by Brooks). | ||
Played with 6 dice. Any number of players. Choose for last, as going last is an advantage. Players in turn throw the 6 dice trying for scoring combinations of either 1, 3, or 6 dice as follows: - | Played with 6 dice. Any number of players. Choose for last, as going last is an advantage. Players in turn throw the 6 dice trying for scoring combinations of either 1, 3, or 6 dice as follows: - | ||
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If score with part of dice can put those aside and throw the remainder for additional scores. This can be continued until all six are scored. However if on any throw you fail to make a score, all points for that turn are lost. | If score with part of dice can put those aside and throw the remainder for additional scores. This can be continued until all six are scored. However if on any throw you fail to make a score, all points for that turn are lost. | ||
Scoring dice put aside cannot be added to [so as] to make a better combination (would probably be better to allow this as at present the only way to get a 6-dice combination is to throw it on the first throw). After a player has scored all six dice by partial throws he <u>must</u> throw all six again and if he fails to make a score he loses the score already made on that turn. If he does score he may continue as before. | Scoring dice put aside cannot be added to [so as] to make a better combination (would probably be better to allow this as at present the only way to get a 6-dice combination is to throw it on the first <s>die</s> throw). After a player has scored all six dice by partial throws he <u>must</u> throw all six again and if he fails to make a score he loses the score already made on that turn. If he does score he may continue as before. | ||
if a player makes a 6-dice combination he <u>may</u> continue if he wishes under the same imitations. | if a player makes a 6-dice combination he <u>may</u> continue if he wishes under the same imitations. | ||
5000 points are game but a player may continue after getting 5000 since each player must have the same number of turns and the highest score wins. | 5000 points are game but a player may continue after getting 5000 since each player must have the same number of turns and the highest score wins. | ||
Rcd. a letter from Haar Hoolim | |||
Rcd. <u>ACQUIRE</u> from 3M. It looks good. | |||
Call from Life magazine. They want consultation work done on a game & Martin Gardner recommended me. Called Martin in evening to thank him & to check on fee to expect. He said $100 to $500. | Call from Life magazine. They want consultation work done on a game & Martin Gardner recommended me. Called Martin in evening to thank him & to check on fee to expect. He said $100 to $500. | ||