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Called <u>Martin Gardner</u>. <br> | Called <u>Martin Gardner</u>. <br> | ||
He asked if I had ever seen a game in which dominos are placed | He asked if I had ever seen a game in which dominos are placed | ||
on a quadrille field with the object of being the last to place | on a quadrille field with the object of being the last to place | ||
a domino. No, aside from the game he once had in his | a domino. No, aside from the game he once had in his | ||
column, placing dominos on an undifferentiated field. He is going | column, placing dominos on an undifferentiated field. He is going | ||
to use the quadrille game in a column. He first learned of it, | to use the quadrille game in a column. He first learned of it, | ||
under the name <u>PLUGG</u> from the late <u>Geoffrey Mott-Smith</u>. He has | under the name <u>PLUGG</u> from the late <u>Geoffrey Mott-Smith</u>. He has | ||
come up with the name <u>CRAM</u>. Another variation in which one | come up with the name <u>CRAM</u>. Another variation in which one | ||
player places his dominos horizontally while the other places his | player places his dominos horizontally while the other places his | ||
vertically, Martin calls <u>CROSS-CRAM</u>. <br> | vertically, Martin calls <u>CROSS-CRAM</u>. <br> | ||
In the same column he will discuss <u>QUADROPHAGE</u> (see '70) further; | In the same column he will discuss <u>QUADROPHAGE</u> (see '70 [1970]) further; | ||
the problem using knights, rooks & bishops (with a finite move, | the problem using knights, rooks & bishops (with a finite move, | ||
no matter how long), etc. Martin mentioned that <u>QUADROPHAGE</u | no matter how long), etc. Martin mentioned that <u>QUADROPHAGE</u> | ||
is in ''<u>YOUR MOVE</u>''. <br> | is in ''<u>YOUR MOVE</u>''. <br> | ||
Made a date for Martin & Charlotte to come here for supper Thurs. | Made a date for Martin & Charlotte to come here for supper Thurs. [Thursday] | ||
evening. Martin will bring me the games he has for me. | evening. Martin will bring me the games he has for me. | ||
Sent <u>DOG-GONE</u> to Laura Richter - together with a pinball game - | Sent <u>DOG-GONE</u> to Laura Richter - together with a pinball game - | ||
by parcel post. Before sending it copied the info on an 8" x 5" | by parcel post. Before sending it copied the info on an 8" x 5" | ||
card. (Filed in desk drawer.) | card. (Filed in desk drawer.) | ||
Deposited the royalty check for <u>THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS</u> and | Deposited the royalty check for <u>THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS</u> and | ||
<u>FITTING & PROPER</u> in Dollar Savings. | <u>FITTING & PROPER</u> in Dollar Savings. | ||
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(cont. from 12/5) [12/5] | |||
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than 4 "moves" and a penalty per move for more than 4 moves. | |||
The player picks the "trip". A move consists of removing the overlay | |||
and turning one of the [shape of a capital T on its side] pcs. [pieces] When all of the cities in | |||
the "trip" can be joined without crossing a line the "trip" is finished. | |||
For competitive play each player chooses a "trip" and the | |||
2 players take turns making moves and can try to block the opponent. | |||
(Not sure of the details.) <br> | |||
<u>CHESS DICE</u>. Don't remember company and no rules were included | |||
(or they were stolen from the boxes). There are 2 dice with a | |||
different <u>CHESS</u> pc. on each face (I believe). <br> | |||
<u>ORIENT</u> (Lakeside). See picture in '73 [1973] catalog. It is played | |||
like <u>CHINESE CHECKERS</u> with the following changes. At the | |||
beginning of his turn a player throws the die and turns the | |||
entire center section to line up with the number thrown. A player | |||
who has a pc. in one of the 6 black spaces next to the numbers | |||
at the center can leave the pc. there, if he wishes, until <s>that</s> he | |||
throws that number, when his move can consist of moving that | |||
pc. to any desired space. <br> | |||
Dorothy told me that the same people who did <u>INVEST</u> and | |||
<u>ROADBLOCK</u> did the "Teaching Concepts" games such as <u>CIRCULATION</u> | |||
(see 11/27). She said that the latter series is doing very well. | |||
Dorothy decided that instead of standing around I could be | |||
demonstrating. She had an end of a table cleared for me and had all of <br> | |||
(cont. on 11/29) | |||