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12/6 THURSDAY 5 DECEMBER 1968 340th day - 26 days to come

Finished writing up SKEDOODLE and started on KNIGHT CHASE.

Rcd. an ad from the CONCENSUS game giving a special price of $9.95 for 2 copies. (Put in box with game.)

Called Martin Gardner to ask is he intended using KNIGHT CHASE in his column. Not for the present. Possibly he'll use it after the book comes out. Told me of a CHESS variation in EYE magazine played on half a board so that the pieces are right up against each other. He'll send me the clipping for me to reproduce & then I'll return it to him. They say in the magazine that they would like this as a general monthly feature and ask for contributions. This game was done by a girl, one of their readers. Several people have written to him inquiring about the rules of THREE DIMENSIONAL CHESS and he thought it might be a good idea to include it in my book, as he won't be doing a column on it. I'd like to, but the equipment is difficult to make. Parker is going to put out Piet Hein's SOMA cubes and will go after the imitators. One company in England put out a set and duplicated Martin's column illustrations in his column. Piet has devised a competative variations. Two sets are in- cluded in two colors. Two play. Each takes 1 set and then each takes one of their pieces (any except the 3 cube piece) and exchanges it with his opponent. If both choose the same piece, choose another. First to complete a cube with 1 piece missing and one duplicated wins. A com- plete study hasn't been done, but most of the time it is possible to complete a cube. Bryce Russell of AMT wrote to him about two weeks ago asking for my address. I told him of my upcoming meeting. He asked me if I knew MEM. He has met with the in- ventor, who has many other things. Martin suggested that he go to Tom Atwater, but the inventor has his own company. I told Martin of my experiences with Atwater. I asked Martin about the JOURNAL OF RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS. 2 issues have been put out so far by: { Greenwood Press 211 E. 43rd St., New York, N.Y. 10017

It is a quarterly and price is $9 a year. He doesn't believe that there are any games in the first two issues although some are scheduled. We'll try to get together after the holidays.

BB typed the letter to Bob Claude.

Jim Dunnigan over for supper. He brought me some more infor- mation on computor learning (Filed in his folder.) He (cont. on 12/6)