View notes

Transcription

WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER 1969
288th day - 77 days to come

Diane Jaust called and then sent a messenger to pick up the
pictures Dana took. He'll get payed in about three weeks.

To Brentano's. Saw the following: - (The downtown)
PENCENTRICS: - A $20 puzzle. Plastic rectangles, quite a few of
them are fitted into a plastic container to form a large rectangle.
HI-SPOT: - The Pressman game I saw earlier in the year.
MORRA BOARD: - Two play. Each
has a playing pc. which he
starts in any space on the
outside circle he wishes.
Both can be in the same space
if they desire.

[Diagram of a round board divided into 3 rings comprised of 24 total sections. The board has 90 degree rotational symmetry. 4 spaces in the inner ring. 8 spaces in the middle ring. 12 spaces in the outer ring. Some of the spaces are populated with either black or white circles.]

Each player has three balls.
Players take turns moving.
Moves are made in a clockwise
direction. The amount is determined
by the number of balls
that the two players hold
in their fists, from 0 to 3.
And the move is the total
of the two fists.
When a piece lands on a space marked with a white circle it moves
into the next inner space. On a black it moves out.
When a piece lands on a space with the opponent's piece, that
piece moves out a circle, unless it is in the outside circle
If it lands on a black or white circle that circle is followed.
First to reach the center wins.
When each player holds 0 balls the piece doesn't move and it
is considered a new entry into that space.
Can also be played by 3 or 4, each player's move is determined
between him and the next player.
(This is Piet Hein's game. I have info on it I got from Martin
Gardner.)
Asked if they had GROUP THERAPY. It was sold out.

Passed the University Place Bookstore. It has moved: -
{UNIVERSITY PLACE BOOKSTORE
{840 Broadway
{7th Fl.

At Strand bought another copy of THE MONEY GAME -
for $2.50.
Bought the Oct. SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.

Rcd. a bill from Random House for $144 for Author's Alteration.

Rcd. another letter from Fay Baker.

(cont. on 10/14)

Metadata

transcription
English WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER 1969
288th day - 77 days to come


Diane Jaust called and then sent a messenger to pick up the
pictures Dana took. He'll get payed in about three weeks.
To Brentano's. Saw the following: - (The downtown)
PENCENTRICS: - A $20 puzzle. Plastic rectangles, quite a few of
them are fitted into a plastic container to form a large rectangle.
HI-SPOT: - The Pressman game I saw earlier in the year.
MORRA BOARD: - Two play. Each
has a playing pc. which he
starts in any space on the
outside circle he wishes.
Both can be in the same space
if they desire.
[Diagram of a round board divided into 3 rings comprised of 24 total sections. The board has 90 degree rotational symmetry. 4 spaces in the inner ring. 8 spaces in the middle ring. 12 spaces in the outer ring. Some of the spaces are populated with either black or white circles.]
Each player has three balls.
Players take turns moving.
Moves are made in a clockwise
direction. The amount is determined
by the number of balls
that the two players hold
in their fists, from 0 to 3.
And the move is the total
of the two fists.
When a piece lands on a space marked with a white circle it moves
into the next inner space. On a black it moves out.
When a piece lands on a space with the opponent's piece, that
piece moves out a circle, unless it is in the outside circle
If it lands on a black or white circle that circle is followed.
First to reach the center wins.
When each player holds 0 balls the piece doesn't move and it
is considered a new entry into that space.
Can also be played by 3 or 4, each player's move is determined
between him and the next player.
(This is Piet Hein's game. I have info on it I got from Martin
Gardner.)
Asked if they had GROUP THERAPY. It was sold out.
Passed the University Place Bookstore. It has moved: -
{UNIVERSITY PLACE BOOKSTORE
{840 Broadway
{7th Fl.
At Strand bought another copy of THE MONEY GAME -
for $2.50.
Bought the Oct. SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.
Rcd. a bill from Random House for $144 for Author's Alteration.
Rcd. another letter from Fay Baker.
(cont. on 10/14)
[No notes yet.]