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344th day - 22 days to come | 344th day - 22 days to come | ||
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Wrote up FOCUS, following the pamphlet with some changes and added the | Wrote up <u>FOCUS</u>, following the pamphlet with some changes and added the | ||
remarks on the symmetrical draw. | remarks on the symmetrical draw. | ||
Called <u>PLAYTHINGS</u> magazine about an ad in the classified section, asking | Called <u>PLAYTHINGS</u> magazine about an ad in the classified section, asking | ||
for game manufacturers to contact me. They wouldn't accept it because classified ads were limited to certain topics | for game manufacturers to contact me. They wouldn't accept it because classified | ||
ads were limited to certain topics. Called <u>TOYS AND NOVELTIES</u> and spoke to a Mr. Greenburger. He isn't sure whether they'll accept the ad or not, but possibly <br> | |||
it might by handled in another way,.I said I'd be in tomorrow, and he thought <br> | |||
I might be able to see Mike Spielman, the editor about it. <br> | |||
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(cont. from 12/10) At Abercrombie and | (cont. from 12/10)[12/10] <br> | ||
At Abercrombie and Fitch saw <u>WINDIGO</u> (R.W. Associates - Chicago-1968). Another | |||
yacht racing game Large board with small squares. Three areas for plaging bouys to mark the course, have & spaces marked with to numbers 1 to 6. A die is thrown for each one and that number is covered, so that courses can be changed ssome what. There is some kind of sockging to get positions at the starting line which I online modele didn't get completely). After this a player moves five spaces in a turn. The first must be in the direction facing and then may turn, more than once if desired. Can't move directly into the wind the there is no difference between the other 7 directions Wind starts in one direction. At the end of each round, the dice are thrown to see whether the wind is changed I don't know all the de tails), | yacht racing game Large board with small squares. Three areas for plaging bouys to mark the course, have & spaces marked with to numbers 1 to 6. A die is thrown for each one and that number is covered, so that courses can be changed ssome what. There is some kind of sockging to get positions at the starting line which I online modele didn't get completely). After this a player moves five spaces in a turn. The first must be in the direction facing and then may turn, more than once if desired. Can't move directly into the wind the there is no difference between the other 7 directions Wind starts in one direction. At the end of each round, the dice are thrown to see whether the wind is changed I don't know all the de tails), | ||
Saw <u>RIDERS UP</u>: There is a track ( didn't get the length) with paths for s houses. There are 5 dice with the following number distribution - 6 of 1,5 of 2 4 of 3 4 of 4 3 of 5,3 of 6, 3 of 7 2 of 8... | Saw <u>RIDERS UP</u>: There is a track ( didn't get the length) with paths for s houses. There are 5 dice with the following number distribution - 6 of 1,5 of 2 4 of 3 4 of 4 3 of 5,3 of 6, 3 of 7 2 of 8... |