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10/12
5 Sunday - October 1975
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost - 287th day - 87 days to come

Dale brought me a PEG SOLITAIRE that she bought for 50¢ at a block party. It is SOLITAIRE (Board), old but undated.
Started shelf 12 on "Master File."
(cont. on 10/12) 

(cont. from 10/6) [10/6]

I asked and feels that they are flattering Aladdin by imi- tating Aladdin's approach - and he thinks that Aladdin's games are better.
I asked and he said that there was no point in working on a 6 x 6 INTERSECTION for the foreseeable future. However, if I can work out the PUSHOVER solitaire he promises that eventually he will include it. However there is no rush for me to have it.
When we talked about BALI I told him that it would be better if I waited for the new rules before reviewing it. He agreed. I also said that I just haven't gotten to writing a regular column for G&P so as to be able to review the Aladdin games.
Call from Claude. He saw a French game LES GRANDS AMIRAUX for $2. Asked him to get it for me.
2nd call from Claude. Talked a lot about his COPS & ROBBERS.
Thought of a another GAME for WORDS FOR THE WISE. It is similar to JOTTO, but JOTTO was a direct steal from some earlier games. The layout for each player has four columns as shown, as well as space for writing a word- which can vary in length. Players in turn can use any space for getting information. With 3 to 5 must use a word. With 1 or 2 can use any letters. As a variation can just use letters whatever the length of the info space.
[drawing of rows of squares- 5,4,3,2,1. Each row has a circle connected to the end of it]
Finished my column with a write up of ZONE X.
In the talk with Ed Schifman he mentioned THE GAMES PRESERVE and that the one who runs it had said that Aladdin games are just the kind of games he wants.
Also Gini Scott in her review INTERSECTION particularly liked the variation with the face-down tiles.

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