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1/17 THURSDAY 18 JANUARY 1968 18th day - 348 days to come

Spoke to Claude about the possibility of a N.Y.G.A. meeting. He would like tomorrow at our my house.

Thought of a GAME idea. Play on a 6 x 6 grid. Players in turn play first an X or O and then, on their alternate turns, blacken in a space. First to get three in a row (X or O) wins.

Also thinking about a game based on a "Simplex". See "Unnamed games by John Horton Conway" in "Misc. Games Folder".

[diagram of 10 boxes, labeled left to right: 24, 14, 12, 45, 23, 35, 13, 25, 15, 34] [diagram of five circles, labeled clockwise: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 with some arrows] Draw 5 (or larger if a longer game is de- sired) numbered circles. Place the ten possible combinat permutations of differ- ent numbers in a random row. Players in turn choose the permutation at either end and draw an arrowed line between the number. [The first three moves of a game are shown.] When all the lines are drawn each number is checked. A player with more entering lines wins that number. Equal lines is a tie. In case each player wins the same number of circles, the player with the longest continuous chain of his lines wins. A variation - With the ramdom [random] row of numbers add a random "up" or "down" to each permutation. The arrowed line must be drawn in the direction specified. Tentative name for this game, NETWORK.

Bill Bentzin called. Wanted to know if Business Week writer had contacted me. Also there is a good chance that he can get me on the Mike Douglas show discussing political games. Told him I would be available. Bill will be going to St. Paul at the end of the month and will try to check on BAZAAR & EXECUTIVE DECISION.

SUM TIMES and EGGHEAD OR CHICKEN came from Bob Claude. The former is like QUINTO and probably better. The latter is the one I-S placed for Hans Goldsmith. It is really no game for children who can see a flaw in the mechanism and I think that any bright child from 8 up can find it.

Called Arthur. He doesn't want a NYGA meeting tomorrow. Set it for next Friday. He'll meet me at the office and we'll reproduce the HIGH DECK material, then go to my house. Called Claude. He and Anne will come next week unless it is bitter cold. (cont. on 1/17)

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English 1/17
THURSDAY 18 JANUARY
1968 18th day - 348 days to come


Spoke to Claude about the possibility of a N.Y.G.A. meeting.
He would like tomorrow at our my house.
Thought of a GAME idea. Play on a 6 x 6 grid. Players
in turn play first an X or O and then, on their alternate
turns, blacken in a space. First to get three in a row
(X or O) wins.
Also thinking about a game based on a "Simplex". See "Unnamed
games by John Horton Conway" in "Misc. Games Folder".
[diagram of 10 boxes, labeled left to right: 24, 14, 12, 45, 23, 35, 13, 25, 15, 34]
[diagram of five circles, labeled clockwise: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 with some arrows]
Draw 5 (or larger if a longer game is de-
sired) numbered circles. Place the ten
possible combinat permutations of differ-
ent numbers in a random row. Players in
turn choose the permutation at either end
and draw an arrowed line between the
number. [The first three moves of a game are shown.] When
all the lines are drawn each number is checked. A player
with more entering lines wins that number. Equal lines is
a tie. In case each player wins the same number of circles,
the player with the longest continuous chain of his lines
wins.
A variation - With the ramdom [random] row of numbers add a
random "up" or "down" to each permutation. The arrowed
line must be drawn in the direction specified.
Tentative name for this game, NETWORK.
Bill Bentzin called. Wanted to know if Business Week writer
had contacted me. Also there is a good chance that he
can get me on the Mike Douglas show discussing political
games. Told him I would be available.
Bill will be going to St. Paul at the end of the month
and will try to check on BAZAAR & EXECUTIVE DECISION.
SUM TIMES and EGGHEAD OR CHICKEN came from Bob Claude.
The former is like QUINTO and probably better. The
latter is the one I-S placed for Hans Goldsmith. It
is really no game for children who can see a flaw
in the mechanism and I think that any bright child from
8 up can find it.
Called Arthur. He doesn't want a NYGA meeting tomorrow.
Set it for next Friday. He'll meet me at the office and
we'll reproduce the HIGH DECK material, then go to my
house.
Called Claude. He and Anne will come next week unless
it is bitter cold.
(cont. on 1/17)