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Working on the towers for <u> | '''SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER 1970''' | ||
346th day - 19 days to come | |||
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Working on the towers for <u>MANHATTAN MADNESS</u> [red dot]. | |||
Watched the ''3M Bookshelf''' ad on the '' | Watched the ''3M Bookshelf''' ad on the ''Mary Tyler Moore'' show. It [illegible word crossed out] ran about 15 seconds. It showed a line of 3M games; | ||
<u>STOCKS AND BONDS</u> [red dot] was out and facing, then FACTS IN FIVE [red dot] was taken out, ''Morris Bendick'' | <u>STOCKS AND BONDS</u> [red dot] was out and facing, then FACTS IN FIVE [red dot] was taken out, ''Morris Bendick'' called later to say he had seen <u>ACQUIRE</u> [red dot] clearly on the end of one of the games. | ||
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(cont. from 12/17) [begin red] [12/18] [end red] | (cont. from 12/17) [begin red] [12/18] [end red] | ||
Saw <u>Zubrin</u> [red dot] and thanked him for the patent numbers. Took the following | Saw <u>Zubrin</u> [red dot] and thanked him for the patent numbers. Took the following material; 4 copies of <u>S&T</u> [''Strategy and Tactics''] [red dot] #24. <u>S&T SUPPLEMENT</u> [red dot] #2, 3, 4, & 5. #2 had that old material from Jared Johnson on [there is a red dot after every game title here] <u>CAMELOT</u>, <u>JUMPIN</u>, <u>BREAKTHRU</u>, <u>TWIXT</u>, <u>PHLOUNDER</u>, <u>ON-WAH-REE</u>, <u>ACQUIRE</u>, <u>QUINTO</u>, <u>HIGH BID</u>, <u>STOCKS AND BONDS</u>, <u>WFF 'N PROOF</u>, <u>DOGFIGHT</u>, <u>HIT THE BEACH</u>, <u>AMERICAN HERITAGE CIVIL WAR</u>, <u>BROADSIDE</u>, <u>SUMMIT</u>, <u>STRATEGO</u>. | ||
Also took <u>BATTLE OF BRITAIN</u> Revision, <u>FLYING FORTRESS 2</u>, <u>KOREA</u>, <u>12 O'CLOCK</u> | Also took <u>BATTLE OF BRITAIN</u> Revision, <u>FLYING FORTRESS 2</u>, <u>KOREA</u>, <u>12 O'CLOCK HIGH</u>, <u>FLYING TIGERS</u>. | ||
Asked about <u>BATTLE OF BRITAN II</u> | Asked about <u>BATTLE OF BRITAN II</u> of which I had the cards & board. Noone had heard of it. | ||
<u>STALINGRAD III</u> | <u>STALINGRAD III</u> [red dot] is the only other test-series game presently produced. They were out and I'll get it next time. | ||
In the morning I checked my test-series games and had the following: [there is a red dot after every game title here] TACTICAL GAME 3, FLYING FORTRESS, 1918, 1914 Revision, <u>NORMANDY</u>, <u>DEPLOYMENT</u>, <u>ITALY</u>, <u>BARBAROSSA</u>, <u>TANNENBURG</u>, <u>LIEPZIG</u>, <u>LUFTWAFFE</u>. | In the morning I checked my test-series games and had the following: [there is a red dot after every game title here] TACTICAL GAME 3, FLYING FORTRESS, 1918, 1914 Revision, <u>NORMANDY</u>, <u>DEPLOYMENT</u>, <u>ITALY</u>, <u>BARBAROSSA</u>, <u>TANNENBURG</u>, <u>LIEPZIG</u>, <u>LUFTWAFFE</u>. | ||
At "Childcraft" saw <u>NIMBLE NUMBERS</u> (Skor-Mor). It is played <br> | |||
the same as <u>TURN-TAC-TOE</u> (See 8/9) except that the <br> | |||
holes have numbers on them and players score for a <br> | |||
sequence of 3 (not necessarily in order), a triple, or <br> | |||
a pair (either side may score a pair). All of these score <br> | |||
the sum of the numbers involved. | |||
Thinking of ideas for <u>GO SEE</u> for "Continental Airlines". <br> | |||
Have a number of cards <s>from</s> for each city with varying <br> | |||
numbers of points. These are put on at random with <br> | |||
all points showing. Player visiting the city takes the <br> | |||
top card. Also thinking of ideas for eliminating the <br> | |||
spinner. | |||
BB sent greeting cards to <u>Phil Orbanes</u> & <u>Felicia</u>. <br> | |||
[started 12/18] [arrow points up and down] | |||
At the meeting <u>Carl</u> asked if i would put first refusal <br> | |||
rights on my next puzzle in our contract. I said "no" <br> | |||
and he said he didn't think I'd agree, but no harm trying. | |||