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Title
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1969_Sackson_357_December 03.jpg
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Creator
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Sid Sackson
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Date
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1969
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Type
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image
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Format
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.jpg
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Source
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Box 1, Object 7, Sid Sackson collection
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Language
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English
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Coverage
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1969
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Rights
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The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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transcription
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English
WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 1969
St. Francis Xavier
337th day - 28 days to come
Brian Blake, John's brother, called at office. Gave me a little more
info on Harry Lorayne (he has taken his course) and we arranged
to meet at 6 in the Harvard Club tomorrow.
Felicia called for her house, sick with a sore throat. Postponed our
meeting today until next Friday. Gave her a quick report of my meeting
with Jerry last night,
BB called me. [illegible crossed out] A letter from Alex Randolph came. He was very
unhappy with my introduction to him. He was hurt that I never
responded to his long letter of June 1968 wher in which he
[illegible cross out] gave me a preface for the book, his ideas on other
parts of the book, and the rules for PICKWICK and ROUND THE CLOCK.
Had an idea for another GAME for the Enjay mailing.
Have squares of cardboard in three colors, with three designs
in white (square, circle, cross) in the center. There are 9
combinations and 4 sets give a total of 36 pieces.
These are placed at random in a 6x6 layout. 2 play. One
can take from horizontal rows, the other from vertical colunins.
As many adjacent pieces in a row or column can be taken
as are connected by color or shape. For instance if a red
square is next to a blue square which is next to a blue cross,
all three can be taken; etc.
Pieces that are next to each other across one or more empty
spaces are considered adjacent.
A player does not have to take as many in a row or
column as he is entitled to, and may take as little as
one. (Possible other idea: a single piece cannot be taken and
some pieces can be left at the end. This could be worked
into a solitaire.)
Players score one point for each piece they end up with.
In case of tie, 2nd player wins.
Other scoring possibilities : - Scone for getting 3 or 4 of
identical pieces. Score for emptying a row or column.
Rcd. MYSTERY SQUARE-A PARADOX PUZZLE from Harold Brodsky.
(See 11/30) Not very interesting.
Rcd. a letter from Arnold Shapiro. He rcd. AGOG. No action
on their game program, just hopes.
Rcd. Nov. THE GAMESLETTER. Had a good (preliminary) review
of AGOG Also a vignette on me.
Played COUNTERPOINT with BB. Worked well, except that
a player could hold onto the game color. Also the other
player could block a score in this color by continual
defensive moves. Later thought that it probably would be
better to have a player give up the chip of the color
(cont, on 11/30)
