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December 1975 - Saturday 27
St. John Evangelist - 361st day - 4 days to come

Rcd. two sets of the SMUGGLING rules from Phil Orbanes.
Play around with SPECULATION INVESTMENT, drew up a diagram, and had eight copies made on Boston Post Road. Went thru a game myself. The starting level for 4 stocks is set by using three cards each (giving new cards if there is a duplication). The third card gives the starting trend — odd-down, even-up. Get one share of each free. Change market price of each stock in order - draw two cards and move difference of two. Move in trend direction, unless a 7 is drawn which gives a sudden reversal. A double stays at same level and reverses when it changes. After these 8 cards are drawn, draw 1 card at a time. Must buy or sell a share of the number drawn, unless impossible in which case "turn" ends — (should there be a penalty?) can stop drawing even if cards still remain, even before drawing any, a 5 or 6 is wild and can be called any number from 1 to 4. If a stock would go off in either direction, it instead reverses direction. If it hits 0 all shares in that co. [company] are lost. If it hits 25 sell all with a bonus (How much?). At end of market value table sell re- maining shares for final price.
BB tried part of a game, had lousy luck, and didn't like it.
When getting the repros I looked at John's, saw HOLIDAY for $3.99. Bought SUPERGROUP for $1.99.
Cut up one repro of O. HENRY and used it in helping me rear- range the letters. Started making a new diagram, allowing space for scoring.
Ch. 2 news had a piece on PETROPOLIS.

(cont. from 12/31) [12/31]

THIRTY YEARS WAR (QUADRIGAME), RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR, BREITENFELD TERRIBLE SWIFT SWORD, NORTH AFRICA (QUADRIGAME)- OPERATION CRUSADER-SUPERCHARGE-CAULDRON-KASSERINE, REVOLT IN THE EAST, WATERLOO (QUADRIGAME), MINUTEMAN "Profiles" of MODERN BATTLES (QUADRIGAME)-MUDKEN, WURZBURG, GOLAN, CHINESE FARM.
Comparrisons of DREADNOUGHT & JUTLAND, also of PANZER LEADER & PANZER '44.
"Footnotes" on TANK!, WORLD WAR I, BATTLE FOR GERMANY, BLUE & GRAY (QUADRIGAME, ARNHEM, KINGMAKER. "Errata" for FAST CARRIERS and ISLAND WAR. DREADNOUGHT super extension.
"F. O." discusses A.H. and JUTLAND, CHANCELLORSVILLE, ANZIO, 1776, THIRD REICH, PANZER LEADER, TOBRUK, ALEXANDER, WOODEN SHIPS AND IRON MEN, CAESER'S LEGIONS (EAGLES).
(cont. on 12/26)

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