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WEDNESDAY 6 JANUARY 1971

Feast of the Epiphany 6th day - 359 days to come

Rcd. a nice letter from Paul Greenough. He exhibited his CHESS sets and oriental games at his library, also AGOG. The librarian is ordering a copy.
He said that NOST-ALGIA published an article and two games by him in 1970. Looked thru my copies and couldn't find them.

Rcd. a letter from [bracket] Walter D. Coffey
4111 Montgomery St. (Apt. D)
Oakland, Cal. 94611
He likes AGOG, also ACQUIRE. Had some questions on latter. He is interested in compiling a list of game reviews for possible paperback publication. Wants to know if my editor would be interested in looking at a sample chapter or two.

Rcd. the Dec. 27, 1970 copy of GRIT, from Marvin Katz. It is a good article with two pictures, one showing TEMPO being played, the other featuring the VENTURE cover.
Called Marvin to thank him and tell him how good the article is. He told me that he thinks that ACQUIRE is the best of all the financial games. He is also interested in getting a copy of BAZAR. All he's kept of the 3M games he was given are ACQUIRE & FEUDAL. I told him about PLOY.

Called Tom Nelson to tell him about the GRIT article. He had rcd. a repro from Marvin Katz.
Asked him if he knew how the Stancraft line was doing. No, but he hasn't heard any word of stopping publicity on the games. He is still trying to arrange TV and radio with Hank Simmons & me; possibly Toy Fair would be a good time.
He had a friend (female) who had done some GAMEs and was interested in an agent. I gave him Tom Atwater's address, explaining that I had two agents and since this request came thru Stancraft I was giving him this agent. He volunteered not to mention my name, but I said it was all right to use it to Tom Atwater.

Called Jack Davis. He was busy and was to call back. Didn't. Told me that he had rc'd. only a repro from GRIT.

Felicia called. She wasn't sure whether she had sent LIVE WIRE to X. Told her I was still working on it. She said that she had sent a letter to X saying it was great and also asking about TOTALLY and TROMINO GO. She sent it before X'Mas but still hasn't had an answer. So there is no hurry to get LIVE WIRE finished.
I told her about the GRIT article, including the TEMPO pic- ture. She didn't seem to be annoyed.