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SUNDAY 9 MAY Mother's Day Fourth Sunday after Easter 1971 129th day - 236 days to come

Sent disclosure form to Kathy Brooks, together with a note that Felicia had already sent her one for PLANES.

Sent letter to Keith Tuggle asking if he had rcd. my marked up EXECUTIVE DECISION rules.

(cont. from 5/10) [5/11]

of a wire with a ball at the top. On either side of the shooter there is a net goal, color coded to match the shooter directly across the board from it. 2 or 4 can play. Each player has 10 ping-pong balls of his color. All play at the same time trying to get his balls into his colored goals. After all players have shot their 10 balls the game is scored. A player scores 1 point for each of his own balls in a goal and 2 for each opponent's that landed in his goal. (It is a very expen- sive game. Players can too easily cheat by stopping a ball approaching a goal flanking their shooter, or even in the goal itself, and shoot it again. Also the goals can fill up be- fore the game is over.) Al and I played a game of TRY-COLOR. I think it could too easily become stalmated, with neither player being able to break a situation without ruining his position. After Al & Adela left Irv Brambier came over, Felicia had called him. He liked BING-BONG BALL but thought that WHIRLPOOL didn't have enough play value to justify the expense of the game. He left shortly after looking at the games - but was very pleasant. Felicia suggested that I get together when I get to London with { Oliver O'Connor Barrett, Forge Studio, Alma Square, Manningtree, Essex, England

Told her I would and that I would write to him well in advance. Felicia said he always send regards to me in every letter he writes to her. Felicia showed me the letter from Continental Airlines rejecting GO SEE. (To difficult for casual play on the plane and not enough interest for home use.) Also a letter from Jerry Dougherty telling Ed Hart to go over the head of the one who sent the letter. And if not successful in selling the program, to bill Continental for work they commissioned. She showed me a letter from 3M. The foreign royalties in- cluded on our first quarter 1971 report were for the 4th quarter 1970 (a disappointment). They asked permission to report foreign royalties a quarter later so as not to hold up the reports. Felicia asked what she should do about it and I said there was no point in having our domestic (cont. on 5/8)