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20 Saturday - December 1975
<br>354th day - 11 days to come
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Rcd. a "card" from <u>David Greenwald</u>.
<br>Speaking to our new postman and he had heard somewhere that I
was a game inventor. Told him about <u>BEYOND TIC TAC TOE</u> and he
said he'd like to buy it and have it autographer [sic]. Told him that I'd
give him one. I'll also include <u>AGOG</u>, the two for X'Mas.
<br>In sending an X'Mas card to Mary-Ellen (Soucie) who sent us
some <s>spi</s> chutney through <u>Claude</u>, we promised to send her a
copy of <u>BEYOND TIC TAC TOE</u>.
<br>BB sent X'Mas card to <u>Stan Chess</u> and the <u>Sapersteins</u>.


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Rules for <u>Steve Wilson</u>'s three <u>LAP</u> variants - <u>LAPCH</u>, <u>LAPCOM</u>,
<u>LAPPROP</u>.
<br>Rcd. <u>G&P</u> no. 44. "Games Centre" adds <u>ADVICE</u>, <u>BASEBALL STRATEGY</u>,
<u>HANAFUDA</u>, <u>L-GAME</u>, <u>OPERATION GAME</u>, <u>TABLE SOCCER</u>,
<u>TREASURY OF WORD GAMES</u>, <u>WFF'N PROOF</u> (and a few were dropped).
<br>Article by <u>R.C. Bell</u> on <u>LOTTO</u>, with mentions of <u>KENO</u>, <u>KINO</u>,
<u>BEANO</u>, <u>LUCKY</u>, <u>SCREENO</u>, <u>TOMBOLA</u>, <u>HOUSE</u>, <u>HOUSEY-HOUSEY</u>; also
rules for <u>PO-KE-NO</u>.
<br>Article with rules for <u>LASCA</u> (also called <u>LASKERS</u>).
<br>Ad for <u>CHAIN REACTION</u>, which makes it look exactly like <u>REVERSI</u>.
<br>"Play Room": Some additions to <u>SPEED CIRCUIT</u> and <u>FORMULA ONE</u>;
Rules for a game <u>CITADEL</u>, by John Muhlenberg; Two "problems" on
<u>ACQUIRE</u>, by Antonio Leal.
<br>Ad for <u>KGB</u>, <u>WORLDBEATER</u> (Intellect), S.P.I., <u>REVERSI</u>, Aladdin.
"GamesViews" of <u>ORGANIZED CRIME</u>, <u>LIBIDO</u>, <u>SQUATTER</u>, <u>SQUASP</u>,
<u>SNIFTY SNAKES</u>, <u>PUSHOVER</u>, <u>LEGRAND</u>, <u>SCARNE ON DICE</u>.
<br>Article on <u>DOMINOES</u>, mostly on puzzles but with mentions of
<u>BINGO</u> (domino game), <u>DOMINO BEAD GAME</u>, and <u>DOMINO GRID</u>.
Article with rules for a "Dart Game" - <u>DARTOON</u>.
<br>"Forum" mentions <u>TRILO</u>, <u>TROIKER</u>; <u>AMOEBA</u>, <u>GO FOR BROKE</u>, <u>DEALER'S CHOICE</u>,
<u>TAKE THE BRAIN</u>; letter from <u>Allan Calhamer</u> with references to no. 39
that I couldn't find.
<br>"Puzzle Page" discussion of <u>SCAFFOLD</u>.
<br><u>David Parlett</u> discusses aspects of <u>SKAT</u>, <u>SCHAFKOPF</u>, <u>BÉZIQUE</u>, and a
mention of an article by <u>Michael Dummett</u>.
<br>"Readers' Games" - <u>TAKE AND MAKE</u>, <u>CLOBBER</u>.
<br>Regular sections on <u>CHESS</u> and <u>DIPLOMACY</u>.
<br>Later noticed that the cover showed a game of <u>DOMINO BEAD GAME</u>.
<br>BB sent X'Mas cards to the <u>Orbanes</u>, <u>Felicia</u>, and the <u>Bredehorn</u>s.
Also the <u>Richter</u>s.
<br>Long call from <u>Claude</u>. Main on <u>DIABOLIC SQUARES</u> and his patent.
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Rcd. <u>ELECTION - THE GAME FOR "PRESIDENT"</u> plus a "Teacher's Guide."