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SUNDAY 9 MARCH Third Sunday in Lent 1969 68th day - 297 days to come

Working on book diagrams all day.

Arthur called in evening. Asked about Lovering for '4 x '4 wood pieces for his new THREE. Suggested contact, in- stead of the mystic tape he has been using.

Thinking of ideas for a card number GAME, for 3M. Have a double deck of 108 cards, 5 sets of the numbers with the numbers 1 to 10 twice in five different colors. Have to think of something special for the other 8 cards. Two cards are dealt out and the two taken as separate digits form an objective (as a 1 and a 7 could be either 17 or 71). The players have hands of cards from which they play cards one at a time face up on the table until a player can use cards on the table plus the one he plays to form, using any of the 4 operations in any combination, to come up with the objective. The colors can be used for a skill game where each player has one set and can play from them at will. (Very rough idea.)

(cont. from 3/8) [3/5] YACHT. There are 4 [crossed out] green dice and 1 red with an oversize "1". The salesman said he was told that this was the "original Yacht." Didn't know the details and there were no rules. COVER UP. The old game of throwing two dice and covering up numbers (1 to 12 used) that add up to the total thrown. Continue until can't use a throw completely. Uncovered numbers count against player. (Possibly 3 dice were used since with 2, 12 is pretty hard to cover up.) ROYAL FLUSH. Looks like ordinary POKER DICE.

RUMMY ROYAL and the new edition of STOCK MARKET GAME improved edition came from Bob Engel at Whitman.

Called Felicia to tell her about what I had seen at the Fair.

[started on 3/5]

(cont. from 3/10) [3/10]

In my discussion with Mickey MacKay she asked if I did free lance writing and when I said "Yes" said she might have an assignment for me.