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TUESDAY 13 FEBRUARY 1968 44th day - 322 days to come

Worked out the play of ODD OR EVEN and COMPANY but didn't get work out a board for either of them.

[diagram to right: 7 x 5 grid; top row has one open circle in each square; bottom row has one black circle in each square.] Working out another game - APPROACH. The board is as shown. Each player has 7 pcs. set up as shown. Pcs. move forward either one space or two. The opponent then moves a pc. either in the same column or the one to right or left. Etc. Capture is by replacement. A capture cannot be made with a move of two. Also a capture pc. which has a friendly pc. diagonally behind it cannot be captures, except by a pc. that has 2 friendly pcs. diagonally behind it, which cannot be resisted. When a column has a capture in it, it is skipped whne figuring which pcs. can move. Most captures wins. (Further work will have to be done on this.)

[diagram of grid, each square has dark circles in center] Worked out a board for ODD OR EVEN. Also thought of adding an optional rule for "Pre-Placement." Each player places a pc., not adjacent, before starting the regular game, the first pc. of which is not ad- jacent to either of the "pre-placed" pcs.