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9 Saturday - June 1973
160th Day - 205 Days to Come

Rcd. [received] a letter from Tom Atwater. He's eagerly awaiting HIT THE JACKPOT. Sent me rules for KALEIDOSQUARES (by Peter Olatka & William Eberle) and a description of Alex Randolph's GAME, [illegible words crossed out] "a well-disguised alternative approach to DOZO." He asked me for an "quicky originality appraisal." Also mentioned SWEEP.
Wrote the rules for HIT THE JACKPOT, also an answer to Tom Atwater's letter. BB typed them both.

At Marboro bought a book - THE RIVERSIDE PUZZLES.

(cont. from 6/10) [6/14]

ANCIENT HEBREW KINGDOM DIPLOMACY, DESTRUCTION OF ARMY GROUP CENTER, and a few more. Also NEWTOWN rule interpretations.

Playing around with 3D BOXES by myself. Thought of the following variations to insure that cubes are won quickly. 1) 4 horizontal rods are placed at random on the bottom level, then 3 verticals. Then the game proper begins. 2) A vertical cannot be placed on top of another vertical if there is no horizontal at that point.
Played two games with BB, but we were both too tired to really concentrate.

Before I got home BB got a call from Bob Abbott. He'd like to get together. Left his number, but when I called he was out.
Bob Abbot [phone number]

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At Scribners Book Store looked at Scarne's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GAMES SCARNE'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GAMES (not SCARNE'S ENCYCLOPEDIA ON GAMES as stated last year in TOY & HOBBY WORLD). Everything seems standard except for his own TEEKO, SCARNE DICE, FOLLOW THE ARROW, and possibly one or two more.

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