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Sunday 14 June 1970

Third Sunday after Trinity 165th day - 200 days to come
American Flag Adopted 1777

The following arrived while we were in Europe.

  • STOCK MARKET GAME (Whitman). The game is the

same as the previous set I have. The equipment how- ever is improved. One problem, they told me, was that the slide indicator moved by accident. This, ap- parently, has been corrected.

  • QUERIES 'N THEORIES (Wff 'N Proof). Also a letter from

"Jo Ann Sanderson", Ruth Patmore's assistant, and a press release on the game.

  • INTERPLANITARY COMMUNICATOR - a publication put out

by Sam Ferris. Seems interesting but is of poor printing qualify. Has articles about WAR OF THE EMPIRES, WAR OF THE RINGS (A LENSMAN variant), and GALAXY.

  • THE PANZERFAUST (Vol. 5-No.2, June '70). Has a

LUFTWAFFE variant, a review of UP AGAINST THE WALL_MOTHERFUCKER, a MIDWAY variant, and an ad for a book entitled RULES FOR MODERN WARFARE (2) and 4 Napoleonic wargames - EYLAU, ASPERN-ESSLING, AUSTERLITZ, and JENA-AUERSTADT (the 4 for $5).

  • NOST-ALGIA (April '70, #120). Has a new game TEN-SQUARE.
  • NOST-ALGIA (May '70, #121). (Has a new format.) Has an

article on new games by Dr. John S. Thayer.

  • Letter from Tom Shaw saying he was sending the survival books

to Jim Dunnigan with the idea that he and I would probably work on the GAME together. (Rcd. 6/1.)

  • Letter from Jerry D'Arcey. "Schaper" is interested in Frank's

SHAKE-A-LEG. TOTAL OUT is getting on and "3M" is looking at Frank's Balancing Sticks idea. A friend bought a game they liked and it turned out to be ACQUIRE.
"Samsonite" is interested in COMMODITY. THE IMPUZZABLES should hit a half million this year. PLUG-A-JUG is still a guess. CHOICE is not moving with "A-H". KUFU was returned by "Parker." The HOOKER was on Johnny Carson's show and was well rcd. at stationery show. A manufacturer of elegant CHESS sets is interested in ZOD (see 11/16/67). The plastic wheel puzzle YIN-YANG is being considered. "Mattel" is interested in CHIMP-CHAMP. He came up with a strategy game called TURNTABLE. (Rcd. 6/1.)

  • Rcd. from IDEAS - Newsletter- Vol. 2, No. 3 - Professional News Notes-

Vol. 1-No. 3. (Rcd. 6/1)

  • Letter from Tom Burger. They are revising the rules for FOCUS

and will send me a copy for my comments. They are sending a copy of STOCK MARKET GAME. (Rcd. 6/3.)

  • Letter from "Arnold Asrelsky", an AGOG reader. He told me

about VECTOR. Also asked about a good football game. (Rcd. 6/5.)

  • Letter from Haar Hoolim. Enclosed a copy of "Panker's" rejection

of his cube PUZZLE and his answer to "Parker." [crossout] Also a short letter to me. (Rcd. 6/5.)