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4 Monday - June 1973
155th Day - 210 Days to Come


Call from Felicia. Some people are bringing another "Watergate" game to her (later discovered that the name was THE WATERGATE SCANDAL CAPER. Herb Roth would be interested in selling it and she wants my opinion of the game. Appointment to look at it this coming Thursday at 2:00 p.m. I'll bring SPECTRUM with me. If I can't have the rules finished I'll bring the model and then send the rules myself later.

Letter to Burt Huber. Included the solution layout for THE RIGHT FITTING & PROPER and also two layouts for THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS and two set ups for FITTING & PROPER. Mentioned HONORABLE RELATIONS. Started a letter to Bob Johnson on HONORABLE RELATIONS.

Tried a game of HONORABLE RELATIONS with Dale. Starting with a random placement of pieces according to one of the puzzle sheets (the area used that is). Players in turn switch two adjacent tiles, or in a straight line if there are turned - over tiles between, and then choose one to turn over. Score according to the adjacent tiles, including those turned over. Score most for [arrow pointing both left and right] and score minus for II. First switch must include the tile in a pre-determined corner. After this the tile not turned over in a turn must be used in the next switch. (It was dull and tedious.)
Tried some variations by myself but couldn't get anything worthwhile.

Another call from Felicia.