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SATURDAY  5  AUGUST
1967  217th day - 148 days to come
 
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Bill Caruson sent me the rules for <u>TOP BRASS</u>. (Filed in Misc.
Game Folder.)
 
Rcd. a long letter from Frank Thibault in which he mentions
playing <u>FOCUS</u> & <u>SLAM</u>, seeing <u>SIT DOWN AND THINK</u> at
3M, and an ad for <u>CASE OF THE ELUSIVE ASSASSIN</u>.
He sold his yacht racing game to 3M and <s>are ch</s> the name
is being changed from <u>TACK</u> to <u>REGATTA</u>. They will prob-
ably go ahead with <u>SQUIGGLE</u> after X-Mas. Jerry D'Arcy is
flying to New York and will contact me. Frank sent the rules
of his word game <u>CHANNELWORD</u>.
 
Martin Gardner over in afternoon & evening.
I showed him <u>THE CASE OF THE ELUSIVE ASSASSIN</u> and gave
him a copy of the puzzle. Showed him SIT DOWN AND THINK,
<u>TAKE A NUMBER</u> & <u>INFINITE PLANE</u>. Gave him a copy of
<u>FOCUS</u> and the published copy of WATCH - both were taken by
his son.
Martin looked at <u>TIMUR'S GREAT CHESS</u> in <u>CHESS ECCENTRICITIES</u>
(which he had heard of, but not seen) for use in a column about
<s>ch</s> knight moves & extended knight moves.
Martin mentioned an interesting book by P.A. (Major) MacMahon on
tessellation - <u>''NEW MATHEMATICAL PASTIMES''</u> (see <u>''MATHEMATICAL
RECREATIONS AND ESSAYS''</u> (pg. 111)). He will do a column <s>on it</s>
partially based on it - on triangular games and puzzles.
Another book he mentioned in <u>''MATHEMATICAL BAFFLERS''</u> by
Angela Dunn (McGraw Hill). On the cover it has a diagram
something like the following. There are chips
of 4 colors. Players take turns placing any chip in
any space, as long as two chips of the same
colors are not in adjacent spaces. First player
forced to place a chip next to one of same
color loses.
[diagram of four circles with segments drawn on them]
 
Martin mentioned that the magazine <u>''RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS
MAGAZINE''</u> will be revived by Greenwood Press. He thinks that
previously unexpired subscriptions will be honored. The
name will be changed to <s>the</s> <u>''THE JOURNAL OF RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS''</u>.
They will also publish a companion magazine called
<u>''RECREATIONAL WORD PLAY''</u>.
When he prepares his new book based on ''Scientific American''
columns he will mention the names of all my published games.
Took down their names.
Spoke again about his <u>GAME</u> idea using a long chain made up of
interlocking balls (like for a key ring). This is dropped over a
peg (or pegs) and players in some way choose whether it will
catch on a peg or pull free.
[drawing of squiggle "chain"]
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