I was really sorry to hear about Peter. He sent us a nice card for Christmas and seemed quite pleased, notwithstanding the pandemic, with his life in the village, particularly that people there were so helpful and caring to one another. And he seemed to have a good social life. I was quite moved when he wrote in his Christmas card in 2020 that he visited an almost-blind 96-year-old lady and did a little service for her on the Sundays when he was allowed to visit.
 
Many of my childhood memories of Peter were of his singing and playing his guitar in his mellow and wonderfully soothing style, and of course playing games with us. Perhaps the ”pièce de résistance” in this regard were the ”dice walks” he used to take me on where we would allow an aleatoric path to take us onwards. It would be a good way of honouring him to do some more of these walks, and perhaps introduce others to them.
 
I don't remember if he invented the race game, which we used to play so much, and which Melissa, among others, has also taken to heart, and taken up. But Ludhum Dogs was of course one of the highlights of all his visits here, and it became popular with dozens of people here in Sweden, not least David's colleagues at the English Department. And I also got the notion that Peter on his trips around the world introduced Ludham Dogs to people across the globe, many of whom may have manufactured their own dogs and playing board.
 
I also enjoyed playing Thinking Man's Golf with Peter. Now, I do have some recollection of him saying that he and perhaps John Robson invented a game that was so similar to this game that Thinking Man's Golf indeed may be based on a game stolen from them. Such a pity, in that case, that they never got the credit they deserved.
 
Another story he told me that really stuck in my mind was that he used to have his boys at Christ's Hospital get the number of points per goal they scored in correlation to the order they were selected into teams. Thus number 11, the last to be selected into a team, presumably the least qualified player, would bring his team 11 points whenever he scored a goal. I felt there was a fairness aspect about this that appealed to Peter, helping to raise the self-confidence of poorer players who now might get the ball passed to them more often than would otherwise be the case, at least if they were close to the opponents' goal. Also, I think he was fascinated by the experimenting in itself, taking note of how players' behaviour changed in order to maximise the team's result in accordance with the new rules.
 
I am not sure if it was Peter's or David's idea to help English visitors approximate the Swedish pronunciation of ”tack för maten” (thank you for the food/meal) by using the phrase ”tactful Martin”, but I have a feeling this was one of Peter's most brilliant ideas. Especially if you say it quickly it really sounds like you're thanking the hosts for the meal in Swedish!
 
John Wright (Peter’s Nephew)
Gothenburg, Sweden