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TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 1963 365th day | |||
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Rcd. [received] 1 <u>FOCUS</u> order | Rcd. [received] 1 [https://sacksonportal.museumofplay.org/s/sackson-portal/page/glossary-games#focus <u>FOCUS</u>] order | ||
Rcd. [received] a letter from Preston | Rcd. [received] a letter from Preston Kohn in Philadelphia asking me if I had seen the game <u>RITHMOMARCHY</u>. | ||
At Claude's we played <u>PSYCHOANALYSIS</u> with his kids and ours. | At [https://sacksonportal.museumofplay.org/s/sackson-portal/page/glossary-people#soucie-claude Claude]'s we played <u>PSYCHOANALYSIS</u> with his kids and ours. | ||
Claude and I played his game - <u> CROOKED BRIDGE </u>, | [https://sacksonportal.museumofplay.org/s/sackson-portal/page/glossary-people#soucie-claude Claude] and I played his game - <u> CROOKED BRIDGE </u>, | ||
Played on a <s>"___" board as</s> [crossed out] Checker board using Three pcs. [pieces] are placed are shown. Then black continues by putting his next piece wherever he wishes and then players | Played on a <s>"___" board as</s> [crossed out] Checker board using Three pcs. [pieces] are placed are shown. Then black continues by putting his next piece wherever he wishes and then players alternate placing one pc. [piece] | ||
Object is to form a chain across the board as indicated. Diagonal connections are O.K. | Object is to form a chain across the board as indicated. Diagonal connections are O.K. | ||
[Drawing to the left of an 8x8 grid board with three dots: a white dot in the 1st column, 4th row; a white dot in the 8th column, 5th row; a black dot on the 5th column, 8th row. There are also four circles outside the board: a black dot north and south of the board; a white dot west and east of the board.] | [Drawing to the left of an 8x8 grid board with three dots: a white dot in the 1st column, 4th row; a white dot in the 8th column, 5th row; a black dot on the 5th column, 8th row. There are also four circles outside the board: a black dot north and south of the board; a white dot west and east of the board.] | ||
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They are both divisible by 2; they are both divisible by 3; the player forms a group of 5 which takes anything (no pc. [piece] can be played next to a group of 5 except one that also makes a group of 5, otherwise it would be suicide). | They are both divisible by 2; they are both divisible by 3; the player forms a group of 5 which takes anything (no pc. [piece] can be played next to a group of 5 except one that also makes a group of 5, otherwise it would be suicide). | ||
Claude thought a little bigger board would be preferable. | Claude thought a little bigger board would be preferable. | ||
Some of my suggestions: - When the chain is completed the opponent has one final move in which to try & take it off. | Some of my suggestions: - When the chain is completed the opponent has one final move in which to try & take it off. | ||
Any two groups mutually divisible (2:6, 3:12, 7:14, etc.) would take each other. (6:4 then would not take other). | Any two groups mutually divisible (2:6, 3:12, 7:14, etc.) would take each other. (6:4 then would not take other). | ||
Will try it on a 12x12 board. | Will try it on a 12x12 board. | ||