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11 SUNDAY * NOVEMBER 1973
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST * 315TH DAY * 50 DAYS TO COME

2 bazaars. Nothing for games.

(Cont. from 11/12) [11/13]

(8/17) NEW TOWN; (8/24) FLUSTER, BOGGLE, GRAPPLE; (8/31)
TAROK, TAROT STOPS, TAROT RISK, GALAXY GAZER; (9/7)
BACKGAMMON; (7/14) OP TILE; (9/21) BODY TALK; (9/28) JEOPARDY;
(10/5) RSVP, RPM, QUADTRIPLE; (10/12) No games; (10/19) CARTEL;
(10/26) PRO FOOTBALL; (11/2) ACQUIRE.

Call from Martin Gardner. He was at an antique show in White
Plains and saw the following games and wondered if I'd be interested: -
CHIVALRY (for $16.00); TELEGRAPH BOY (board only for $10.00);
HALMA, STEEPLECHASE (with large horses - for $45); several old
German dissection puzzles - like TANGRAMS - for $10 each.
Thanked him but said that I wasn't interested in any of these.
Arranged to call him when he got home.
Called Martin. He gave me the address of one of the dealers
at the show who said he had other board games:
{Avis & Rockwell Gardiner
{Stamford, Conn.
{[Phone number omitted for privacy]
He and Charlotte have been going to a lot of antiques shows
and also have been traveling around visiting shops and also
book stores. There is a very good one in Catskill, N.Y. where
he picked up some rare children's games at bargain prices. He
picked up a HALMA game, one of the originals, with a
booklet of rules that included a number of problems based on
minimum number of moves to get pcs. into final position. He'll
be able to use some