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booklet of rules that included a number of problems based on<br> | booklet of rules that included a number of problems based on<br> | ||
minimum number of moves to get pcs. into final position. He'll<br> | minimum number of moves to get pcs. into final position. He'll<br> | ||
be able to use some | be able to use some when he expands his column for the book reprint.<br> | ||
Told him that all I could find on <u>CHINESE CHECKERS</u> was that<br> | |||
it became popular in the 1930's.<br> | |||
He has some games he is saving for me. One I am pretty <br> | |||
sure is the one I saw in Verhulst's column - <u>HEUMANIA TIC-TAC-TOE</u>.<br> | |||
Two are by <u>Odier</u> - one being <u>LE TRIOKER</u> no doubt and the<br> | |||
other being similar with square pcs. I'll contact him after<br> | |||
Thanksgiving about my driving over there.<br> | |||
When in Penna. he picked up a game for $1.00 which was supposed <br> | |||
to be an old game. This may be <u>MINI-HEXCHECKERS</u>.<br> | |||
He has seen card games in the antique stores but hasn't<br> | |||
paid much attention to them since he didn't think I'd be<br> | |||
interested. I said I would be if it wasn't just another variation<br> | |||
of <u>AUTHORS</u>. He has seen <u>SHERLOCK HOLMES</u> in a few places at<br> | |||
not very high prices. If he sees it again he'll pick it up for me.<br> | |||
He did get an original <u>UNCLE WIGGILY</u> board for 25 [cents] which<br> | |||
he will give me.<br> | |||
Call from <u>Claude</u>. He wants to know if there was any word on<br> | |||
KOHNER. Tod him of Felicia's call.<br> | |||
(cont. on 11/10) | |||