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FRIDAY 15 MAY 1970 135th day - 230 days to come

Brian Blake called to check if I would be available for a meeting with Harry Lorayne at the end of next week. O.K. He'll call me next week.

Rcd. a letter from Tom Mason, Design & Development Manager at Whitman. He told me of Bob Engel leaving. He, Tom Burger, and Bruce Freise will be in town at the end of May or the be- ginning of June. They would like to get together with me to discuss upgrading FOCUS. They appreciated my comments on DOWNFALL.

Rcd. a letter from "Lilly Elkan," an AGOG reader. She has in- vented some GAMEs and would like to join NYGA. She also would like the addresses of game manufacturers.

BB, Dana, & I played PROFIT. Dana didn't care too much for it.

(cont. from 5/16) [5/17]

ODYSSEY and ZODIAC III which might be a real game. (Filed in Dr. Atwater folder.) Jim Rockwell wasn't there but may be later in the week.

"Avalon Hill" - Saw Tom Shaw. He doesn't mind if I take awhile in reviewing THE STOCK MARKET GAME. A publisher who has a series of books based on survival in primative conditions would like a GAME based on the books. Tom asked if I would be interested in working on the project - if I have a year to finish it. (He realizes that it takes that long to do a game properly.) I said sure. He'll send me the books.

"M.B." - DRIVE YA NUTS - a matching puzzle. New rack packaging of RACK-O, THE MATCH GAME, and WILD - which was originally STUMP but the Japanese, where it was produced, by mis- take changed the name. A reproduction of THE CHECKERED GAME OF LIFE and also PETER CODDLE'S TRIP and a few other old games and puzzles. (Mickey Mackay men- tioned that she had suggested reproductions to M.B.) (Filed in 1970 Ad Clips.)

O.B.O. (The company game is not given anywhere on the sheets.) An action game for executives. Instructions given on Ad Sheet. (Filed in 1970 Ad Clips.)

"Schisgall Enterprises Inc." - "Life puzzles." KOLOR KRAZE. 27 cubes with sides colored in any of 9 different colors. Object to make a large cube with each face showing all nine colors. BEAT THE ELF - 27 cubes with sides colored either yellow or (cont. on 5/14)

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English FRIDAY 15 MAY
1970 135th day - 230 days to come


Brian Blake called to check if I would be available for a meeting with
Harry Lorayne at the end of next week. O.K. He'll call me next week.
Rcd. a letter from Tom Mason, Design & Development Manager
at Whitman. He told me of Bob Engel leaving. He, Tom Burger,
and Bruce Freise will be in town at the end of May or the be-
ginning of June. They would like to get together with me to
discuss upgrading FOCUS. They appreciated my comments on
DOWNFALL.
Rcd. a letter from "Lilly Elkan," an AGOG reader. She has in-
vented some GAMEs and would like to join NYGA. She
also would like the addresses of game manufacturers.
BB, Dana, & I played PROFIT. Dana didn't care too much for it.


(cont. from 5/16) [5/17]
ODYSSEY and ZODIAC III which might be a real game.
(Filed in Dr. Atwater folder.)
Jim Rockwell wasn't there but may be later in the week.
"Avalon Hill" - Saw Tom Shaw. He doesn't mind if I take awhile
in reviewing THE STOCK MARKET GAME.
A publisher who has a series of books based on
survival in primative conditions would like a GAME
based on the books. Tom asked if I would be interested
in working on the project - if I have a year to finish it.
(He realizes that it takes that long to do a game properly.)
I said sure. He'll send me the books.
"M.B." - DRIVE YA NUTS - a matching puzzle. New rack packaging
of RACK-O, THE MATCH GAME, and WILD - which was originally
STUMP but the Japanese, where it was produced, by mis-
take changed the name. A reproduction of
THE CHECKERED GAME OF LIFE and also PETER CODDLE'S TRIP and
a few other old games and puzzles. (Mickey Mackay men-
tioned that she had suggested reproductions to M.B.)
(Filed in 1970 Ad Clips.)
O.B.O. (The company game is not given anywhere on the sheets.)
An action game for executives. Instructions given on
Ad Sheet. (Filed in 1970 Ad Clips.)
"Schisgall Enterprises Inc." - "Life puzzles." KOLOR KRAZE. 27 cubes
with sides colored in any of 9 different colors. Object to
make a large cube with each face showing all nine colors.
BEAT THE ELF - 27 cubes with sides colored either yellow or
(cont. on 5/14)
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