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20 Wednesday - June 1973
171st Day - 194 Days to Come
At the museum in Cincinatti went into the print
office where they had the "U.S. Playing Card" book
collection. Looked at the following:
DE LUDIS ORIENTALIBUS - Didn't get much out of it since it
was written in Latin, Hebrew, and Chinese. Just about all of
the illustrations were familiar however.
A collection of articles from the magazine THE PHILIDORIAN.
Nothing about off-beat games, at least none that I wasn't
very familiar with.
SOCIAL GAMES FOR THE HOME CIRCLE by Mrs. Cheney. Round
games and other simple card games. The only one somewhat
unfamiliar was THE WITCH.
Use 52 card deck with a joker. Up to 6 can play. Deal
6 to each player and 7 more face down, known as "The
Witch." The dealer then turns up a trump. Starting with
the eldest, each player in turn has an opportunity to exchange
his hand for The Witch - from which he will discard
one card and then play. Each player who didn't take
The Witch may decide to drop out. All those who play
play in tricks with high card or high trump taking the
trick. Each player starts with 20 chips. Get rid of 1 for
each trick taken. If take no tricks get penalty of 5
chips. The dealer may exchange a card in his hand for
the turned trump.
From Haar Hoolim rcd. [received]: -
A copy of his game STACK-UP.
An air letter saying he was sending it.
An 8 page letter about STACK-UP, TAKE-ALL, Q-SETS,
MATTIX, LAS VEGAS POKER.
(cont. from 6/21) [6/21]
previously seen - see 5/5/71). Also BULLS, BEARS N'BELLIES.
This is a futures trading game. Read rules quickly and
they didn't seem too clear. Something about using one
of three cards in a player's hand to affect the outcome.
The player's in turn decide which commodity will be traded
and after each announces his card they buy or sell that
commodity. The cards determine loss or gain. (very rough.)
Manufactured by {BB Games Ltd. Box 261, Lake Bluff, Ill. 60044
-Field's. ONZE a fancy boxed version of CONTRACT RUMMY.
PRENSIERO - from Italy - THE MATCH GAME (NIM) in a fancy
package. Don't remember exactly where I saw the following,
-[illegible words crossed out] SAY UNCLE - a boxed version of
INDIAN WRESTLING. TRAVERSE (Peterson) there are 25
(cont. on 6/19)