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12/6
THURSDAY  7  DECEMBER
1967    341st day - 24 days to come

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Jake Williams came to my office and brought two ropes and
two discs [crossed out, illegible] for KNOTS TO YOU. I took them
to see if I could dye the ropes before he continues. Gave him
$5 for materials. He would like to make PAYOFF into more
of a toy game and thinks that he could place it with
Mattel or Transogram. <s>Thiks</s> Thinks we should use buttons
rather than sandwich boards to identify the players. I told him
I'd still like to place it as an adult game but I'd keep 
his offer in mind.

Alice called to check whether I had set a definite day to bring
BAZAAR to them. Hadn't, but set it for next Monday.
We decided to send INFINITE PLANE to Will Erickson for the
3M line of card games.
She'll contact Bill Dodge about his getting together with me.
She'll write to Bob Engel @ Whitman asking about FOCUS.

At Gimbel's saw:- CHUTZPAH (WHAT-CHA-MA-CALL IT INC.) [See 5/22]. 
Looked at rules again. Completely a game of luck without
even the necessity of getting a color group as in MONOPOLY. 
HOODWINK (Lowe). Another version of LIAR'S DICE for 2.
Each player announces a poker hand. 2nd player can do one
of 3 things:- 1) Lift the screen. If first player was
not bluffing, he wins. if first player was bluffing, 2nd wins.
2) Announce a better hand. 3) Throw one or more of
his dice over. Each player is entitled to 3 additional [crossed out]
throws. Game continues until one player lifts the
screen. (Fairly complete rules, except for values of the hands.)

At Korvette's saw TWIGGY GAME (M.B.) There <s>are</s> is a picture
of Twiggy in the center divided into 12 numbered sections.
There is a set of cards matching the center spaces in dif-
ferent colors, one for each of the 4 players. Around the
outside of the board is a track with spaces which governs
acquiring, trading, and losing of cards. Traveling is by dice
throw. 2, 3, or 4 play. As many sets of cards are used as
are playing. These are shuffled and placed face down on
the 12 center spaces evenly. Players move around the
outside track and take cards as directed. They can be
taken from any face down cards the player wishes.
He looks at them and if they are his own color he
puts them face up in front of him. If they are not his
own color he returns them face down to any space
(except as noted below) on the board. When a player at
his turn has a card of his color which is the same num-
ber as a blank space on the board, he places the card face
up on that space. No further change can be made on this
space. When 11 of the spaces are filled in this manner, the
game is over. Each card a player has on the (cont. on 12/6)

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12/6 THURSDAY 7 DECEMBER 1967 341st day - 24 days to come

Jake Williams came to my office and brought two ropes and two discs [crossed out, illegible] for KNOTS TO YOU. I took them to see if I could dye the ropes before he continues. Gave him $5 for materials. He would like to make PAYOFF into more of a toy game and thinks that he could place it with Mattel or Transogram. ~~Thiks~~ Thinks we should use buttons rather than sandwich boards to identify the players. I told him I'd still like to place it as an adult game but I'd keep his offer in mind.

Alice called to check whether I had set a definite day to bring BAZAAR to them. Hadn't, but set it for next Monday. We decided to send INFINITE PLANE to Will Erickson for the 3M line of card games. She'll contact Bill Dodge about his getting together with me. She'll write to Bob Engel @ Whitman asking about FOCUS.

At Gimbel's saw:- CHUTZPAH (WHAT-CHA-MA-CALL IT INC.) [See 5/22]. Looked at rules again. Completely a game of luck without even the necessity of getting a color group as in MONOPOLY.
HOODWINK (Lowe). Another version of LIAR'S DICE for 2. Each player announces a poker hand. 2nd player can do one of 3 things:- 1) Lift the screen. If first player was not bluffing, he wins. if first player was bluffing, 2nd wins. 2) Announce a better hand. 3) Throw one or more of his dice over. Each player is entitled to 3 additional [crossed out] throws. Game continues until one player lifts the screen. (Fairly complete rules, except for values of the hands.)

At Korvette's saw TWIGGY GAME (M.B.) There ~~are~~ is a picture of Twiggy in the center divided into 12 numbered sections. There is a set of cards matching the center spaces in dif- ferent colors, one for each of the 4 players. Around the outside of the board is a track with spaces which governs acquiring, trading, and losing of cards. Traveling is by dice throw. 2, 3, or 4 play. As many sets of cards are used as are playing. These are shuffled and placed face down on the 12 center spaces evenly. Players move around the outside track and take cards as directed. They can be taken from any face down cards the player wishes. He looks at them and if they are his own color he puts them face up in front of him. If they are not his own color he returns them face down to any space (except as noted below) on the board. When a player at his turn has a card of his color which is the same num- ber as a blank space on the board, he places the card face up on that space. No further change can be made on this space. When 11 of the spaces are filled in this manner, the game is over. Each card a player has on the (cont. on 12/6)

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