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Friday 4 September 1970 247th day - 118 days to come

To "F.A.O Schwartz." Bought 2 boxes of small chips because they had some good colors. Saw a game CLASS (American Iguana Inc., N.Y., 1970) [5 x 4 grid with half boxes at top of grid, in the leftmost box of each line here is an arrow pointing to the right] The board is made to look like a ladder with spaces along the way. Certain spaces are good and others are bad to land on. The moves are determined by throwing a die and drawing a card. Each card has a different topic such as "Health" (You have an ulcer - move ahead 3), "Your Daughter's Wedding", "Your Country Club", etc. Each player also has money which can be won and lost. if he buys stock he collects a dividend each move, but if he passes a certain space he loses all his stock. This can only happen once in a game to a player, even if he is sent back below the space. Players can buy extra advancement at $5000 per space by "Contributing to Charity." There are a number of plastic "Hearts" which also can be won and lost thru "Fortune" Cards. A player must have 2 to be able to reach the top and win. Hearts can also be played against opponents, reducing them one rung (5 spaces for each heart played. The game sells for $10, with a small amount of equipment. The instructions are a humorous Question & Answer Format. Final Q. What does winning the game mean? A. That's a good question?

Red. A letter from an AGOG reader and fan who asked about SLAM

BB and Claude helped me pack up at 4. Before this Jackie & Richard gave out the 3M brochures trying to get rid of them. I still left a pile on the table, and I still have some at home. I also had a lot of COMBINATION sheets left over, more than half in fact. Also some S & T brochures (I think I got a few people who will subscribe. One fellow spent about an hour reading the copy I had there.) And a few "Stancraft" brochures were left. Gave "Bob," the guard at the gallery, the copy of BAZAAR, after autographing it. Took home my other games, and also the sign that Announch Announced my demonstration during the week. (I checked with Jane before taking it.)

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English Friday 4 September 1970
247th day - 118 days to come


To "F.A.O Schwartz." Bought 2 boxes of small chips because they
had some good colors.
Saw a game CLASS (American Iguana Inc., N.Y., 1970)
[5 x 4 grid with half boxes at top of grid, in the leftmost box of each line here is an arrow pointing to the right]
The board is made to look like a ladder with
spaces along the way. Certain spaces are good and
others are bad to land on.
The moves are determined by throwing a die
and drawing a card. Each card has
a different topic such as "Health" (You have
an ulcer - move ahead 3), "Your Daughter's Wedding",
"Your Country Club", etc.
Each player also has money which can be won and lost.
if he buys stock he collects a dividend each move, but if
he passes a certain space he loses all his stock. This can only
happen once in a game to a player, even if he is sent back
below the space. Players can buy extra advancement at $5000
per space by "Contributing to Charity."
There are a number of plastic "Hearts" which also can be
won and lost thru "Fortune" Cards. A player must have
2 to be able to reach the top and win. Hearts can also be
played against opponents, reducing them one rung (5
spaces for each heart played.
The game sells for $10, with a small amount
of equipment. The instructions are a humorous Question
& Answer Format. Final Q. What does winning the game mean?
A. That's a good question?
Red. A letter from an AGOG reader and fan who asked about
SLAM
BB and Claude helped me pack up at 4. Before this
Jackie & Richard gave out the 3M brochures trying to
get rid of them. I still left a pile on the table, and
I still have some at home. I also had a lot of COMBINATION
sheets left over, more than half in fact. Also some
S & T brochures (I think I got a few people who will
subscribe. One fellow spent about an hour reading
the copy I had there.) And a few "Stancraft" brochures
were left.
Gave "Bob," the guard at the gallery, the copy of BAZAAR,
after autographing it.
Took home my other games, and also the sign that
Announch Announced my demonstration during the
week. (I checked with Jane before taking it.)
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