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THURSDAY 17 DECEMBER 1970 351st day - 14 days to come

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Felicia [red dot] called. She tried to get me yesterday afternoon but BB had left the phone off the hook. She has made a date with Ruth Shaler [red dot] for next Monday at 3:30. She read me IMPACT's rules for GO SEE [red dot] in case mine don't come in time. I asked her about the route map for "Continental Airlines". Didn't have it. She called Jerry Daugherty [red dot] and then called back. He is sending it to her. She told me of the LIFE [red dot] reviews. There are more games than GHETTO [red dot].

Rcd. information on the game CLASS [red dot] in answer to the PLAYTHINGS [red dot] card.

Called Carl Eisenberg [red dot]. Not in but his secretary said he tried to get me all day yesterday. He was supposed to call back but I called again before going out. He has a date Monday morning to go over products with Bob Reiss [red dot] and wants to bring MANHATTAN MADNESS [red dot]. Told him I didn't have the rules written. he said the model would be enough. I'll bring it to him tomorrow.

Finished S&T [red dot] column, covering THE BLACKS & WHITES GAME [red dot] (with picture), BYZANTIUM [red dot], and CARAPACE [red dot] (with picture).


(cont. from 12/18) [start red] [12/18] [end red]

the 9 mini-puzzles, the side-solitaire, and the two variations of THE game. He will show it to Bob Reiss on Monday and then should have a pretty good idea whether he will do it. He intends to do 5 new products. 4 are definite, including Phil's GAME [red dot]. He has a number of other items as well as MANHATTAN MADNESS [red dot] from which to pick the 5th

He has a very limited budget from "Gund" and would like to cut down or eliminate the advance, leaving the 5% royalty. I said that anything the [sic] Phil [red dot] agreed to was O.K. with me.

At "Klein's" saw BIG SQUEEZE [red dot] (Transogram). Score for getting balloons thru holes, more points for bigger balloons and smaller holes. (Rough idea.)

To Skunkworks with S&T [red dot] column. Jim Dunnigan [red dot] read the introduction and agreed with it. He thinks I should get out a form letter to the manufacturers saying that all games received would be mentioned, similar to the books. He will come for supper in the next few weeks.

(cont. on 12/12)