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9/25 FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 1969 269th day - 96 days to come

Thought of a Game, tentative name COUNTERPOINT. Play on a 5 x 5 field with 5 chips each of 5 different colors. The chips are started at random. Each player in turn switches the position of two chips. He may not, how- ever use either color his oponent just used. Object is to form configurations of a color in one of shapes shown. [diagram drawn of 5 x 5 grid; top row of 5 squares each contain white circle; bottom left corner has five black circles in cross shape; bottom right corner has four shaded circles in square shape.] In the case of the [square] the fifth chip of that color must be completely separate from the [square] with not even a diagonal connection. Also a square is not score if it is left by removing the fifth chip. The first time a configuration of a parti- cular shape and color is formed it counts 5 points; the next time 4 points; etc. down to 1 point which it continues to be worth. When 2 play or 4 in teams, the first to get 75 points wins. When 3 or 4 play each for himself, each time a player forms a scoring configuration it is scored by the player immediately proceeding him. When with 3 one player reaches 50 points, or with 4 one reaches 40 points, the game is over and the one with the least score wins. (Haven't tried it, but it seems like it will work.)

Fay Baker called. She is finished with her book and now she wants me to work on getting more audience participation into TREASURE HUNT. I told her I was too busy. She then asked me to send her a letter saying it was O.K. for her to get someone else in to work on it. I told her to send me a statement & I'd sign it.

To Felicia's with the 3M foreign agreement on BAZAAR and ACQUIRE. We signed them. Left one with her, took another for myself, and I'll mail the one to Redpath since she is so busy moving. She'll write a covering letter Monday.

Called Martin. He called Bob Scott at Science Book of the Month Club. He is very impressed with A GAMUT OF GAMES and will almost certainly have it as a selection, but doesn't know exactly how soon. Martin said that he had been trying to get a cover for a year and he was pleased at getting one thru the book. He saw the cover. They are using the diagram I had with the symbols in boxes of 4. I asked him about the possibility of an advance copy of his column for Jean Ennis. Not conveniently.

Played several games of LOGI-QUAD with BB. It is a pleasant game.

(cont. on 9/25)