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1/25
WEDNESDAY 27 JANUARY 1971
27th day - 338 days to come

Sent out the Jan. PLAYTHINGS card for the game TRIPLE TILT.

Felicia called. Told her I'd bring her LIVE WIRE tomorrow [crossout] during the afternoon.
She rcd. a copy of the "Gameways" catalog, the Canadian one mentioned in PLAYTHINGS and the GENERAL. Felicia doesn't think it is too well done.

Tom Atwater called (he was in New York).
Alex' 4th quarter report from Stancraft was as bad as mine. I asked Tom what we should do about the TRANSFORMATION contract when it arrives. He said we should hold off signing - they have kept us waiting plenty. He'll try to get more info on their prospects. Possibly he'll ask for a greater down payment or a yearly minimum, or both.
Some time ago Hank Simmons checked with Stancraft about buying their game line but was told that it was a very profitable line. Recently Tom spoke (I believe) to the president of Saxon Industries, who took over Brown & Bigelow. He was very enthusiastic about the game line.
I asked Tom if he could send me a copy of the SOMA rules booklet. Sure. He, incidentally, has a good piece of Soma and, even tho it has passed its peak, it sold over a million last year.
I also asked him about the copy of SPOTS (Alex' game) he promised me. He is not sure if he has one. A California Co., Entex, is putting it out in the U.S. As a start they ordered 30,000 from the Japanese manufacturer. They are interested in building a line and Tom wants me to show them things during Toy Fair. I suggested TRANSFORMATION and he wants me to make another copy. He also thinks they'll be interested in TANGLED WEB.
Tom asked me if I was in trouble financially with Stancraft's dismal performance. I said I'd be OK if 3M didn't fall off. For the third quarter Alex' TWIXT improved domestically. One of his others stayed even and the third one fell off. FACTS IN FIVE just about held it's own. HECTIX was sold out and they prob- ably could have sold more if they were manufactured.
Tom was at Hallmark and met Jacobs (the big boss), Jim Goldsberry, and Bob Edwards (the only one who much im- pressed him). They told him that they have been con- sidering going into games for 10 years. Tom got the impres- sion that they will probably start with puzzles and they will probably be out next year. Traditional board games are pretty far down on their priorities. I told Tom I had three puzzle-games with them (and there is another puzzle). He thinks that they should be a pretty sure thing.

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English 1/26
1/25
WEDNESDAY 27 JANUARY 1971
27th day - 338 days to come


Sent out the Jan. PLAYTHINGS card for the game
TRIPLE TILT.
Felicia called. Told her I'd bring her LIVE WIRE tomorrow
[crossout] during the afternoon.
She rcd. a copy of the "Gameways" catalog, the
Canadian one mentioned in PLAYTHINGS and the GENERAL.
Felicia doesn't think it is too well done.
Tom Atwater called (he was in New York).
Alex' 4th quarter report from Stancraft was as
bad as mine. I asked Tom what we should do
about the TRANSFORMATION contract when it arrives.
He said we should hold off signing - they have kept
us waiting plenty. He'll try to get more info on their
prospects. Possibly he'll ask for a greater down payment
or a yearly minimum, or both.
Some time ago Hank Simmons checked with Stancraft
about buying their game line but was told that it was
a very profitable line. Recently Tom spoke (I believe)
to the president of Saxon Industries, who took over
Brown & Bigelow. He was very enthusiastic about the
game line.
I asked Tom if he could send me a copy of the SOMA
rules booklet. Sure. He, incidentally, has a good piece of
Soma and, even tho it has passed its peak, it sold over
a million last year.
I also asked him about the copy of SPOTS (Alex' game) he
promised me. He is not sure if he has one. A California
Co., Entex, is putting it out in the U.S. As a start
they ordered 30,000 from the Japanese manufacturer.
They are interested in building a line and Tom wants
me to show them things during Toy Fair. I suggested
TRANSFORMATION and he wants me to make another copy.
He also thinks they'll be interested in TANGLED WEB.
Tom asked me if I was in trouble financially with Stancraft's
dismal performance. I said I'd be OK if 3M didn't fall off.
For the third quarter Alex' TWIXT improved domestically.
One of his others stayed even and the third one fell off. FACTS IN FIVE
just about held it's own. HECTIX was sold out and they prob-
ably could have sold more if they were manufactured.
Tom was at Hallmark and met Jacobs (the big boss), Jim
Goldsberry, and Bob Edwards (the only one who much im-
pressed him). They told him that they have been con-
sidering going into games for 10 years. Tom got the impres-
sion that they will probably start with puzzles and
they will probably be out next year. Traditional board games
are pretty far down on their priorities. I told Tom I had
three puzzle-games with them (and there is another puzzle).
He thinks that they should be a pretty sure thing.
(cont. on 1/26)