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THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 1968
319th day - 47 days to come

November PLAYBOY had a spread on games. showed the boxes
of all the 3M games in one picture, that is the
Bookshelf. They also had a more detailed picture of
MR. PRESIDENT.

At Brentanos : - Saw EURO-CARD & AMERICA USA (Nova Learning Corp.)
Each has ae map of the area showing the divisions
in outline. There is also a set of cards, one for each
division (country oe state). On the other side is information
about the division. Various levels of games : -
Recogni Matching the card to the place on the map Knowing the name of the division, "structuring " a set of questions on the divisions Fairly rough idea.. Bought CHESS VARIATIONS by John Gollon. Has a 3-handed Chinese variation. The author is supposed to be working on a book on board games other than CHESS. At Korvette's saw BOARD POKER (BO-PO) (Cardinal). The rules didn't seem too clear Something about six different poker hands being dealt out a few cards at a timp, Each player has one card which he can include somenhere Bet at various times on which hand will win, also bainuses for picking hands of certain strength of higher very.. rough idear will have to look at again.)

At French Book Store at Rockerfeller Center looked at DICTIONNAIRE DES JEUX (Claude Ichou, éditeur, 1964)

To Rizzoli to pick up PICCOLA ENCICLOPEDIA DEI GIUOCHI E PASSATEMPI. Had it upstairs and must arrange before hand to have it brought down it come after 6.

Felicia called BB Bill Dodge told her that Miss Grant, of NEWSWEEK was doing a Christmas antide and didn't para ticularly like games except for DIPLOMACY. because she knows the inventor (or manufacturer). Felicia called her and told her about e She said shed call me At Korvette's also saw DARK SHADOWS. (Whitman), Board with multiple paths, each one having a symbol on al color. Have cands with matching colors or symbols. Hold a cards in hando 2 To move to next space must play a matching carde Then replace a cand at branches can choose path to take. win by reaching end, (fairly complete idea.)