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MONDAY 10 MAY 1971 130th day - 235 days to come

Packaged LIVE WIRE-SUDDEN SHOCK and wrote the rules, calling it simply LIVE WIRE. Drew the diagrams and BB typed the rules. Packaged WILD WOOD PILE, since the package I originally used was wrecked in the return from 3M. Wrote new rules to cover the easier and harder solutions and BB typed them. Mak- ing a new solution sheet and didn't finish the diagrams

Gini Scott called. She is in New York, seeing a press about CONFRONTATION and THE LIB GAME. She has some articles coming up in the women's magazines. TRIAL is not quite ready. She will send me a copy when it is. She asked about my column with CONFRONTATION and I told her I'd bring her a copy. We arranged to meet at the Gametime party next Monday. Also told her that I'd give her a copy of EXECUTIVE DECISION sometime before she left town.

Carl Eisenberg called. Once Stationery Show is over we will get together here to discuss my games and look at items for next year. He feels that Bob Hallowell is too much interested in a sculp- tural look, at the expense of the play value. Carl wants things with a lot of play value and then he'll take care of the appearance. He would like to consider MANHATTAN MADNESS again, but rea- lizes that Phil has committed me to show it to Bob Hallowell. Carl asked that anything I show to him, in the future, not be shown to Bob Hallowell. I said of course I wouldn't, until he, Carl, rejects it. Carl would like to keep his line different from Hallowell's but he thinks Bob would do anything that would make a pro- fit for him, even it conflicts with others in the Reiss stable. He also feels that Bob Reiss by starting Hoi Polloi was conflicting with his own clients; not so much with the wood puzzles, but in things like HE-SHE-HIM-HER which, al- though it was created by the women who did CLASS, is put out under the Hoi Polloi label.. Carl is interested in board games and wants to do Phil's gambling GAME (which I know very little about) and his game which I played as CONGLOMERATES. I asked if he is inter- ested in new card games and he said "surprisingly, yes."

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

the goal. If a piece moves into a space occupied by an opponent it is bumped (the opponent that is) and sent back to start over. (Felicia and I both liked it.) BING-BONG BALL. An action game with a square board. In the center of each edge there is a shooter which consists (cont. on 5/9)

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English MONDAY 10 MAY
1971 130th day - 235 days to come


Packaged LIVE WIRE-SUDDEN SHOCK and wrote the rules,
calling it simply LIVE WIRE. Drew the
diagrams and BB typed the rules.
Packaged WILD WOOD PILE, since the package I originally used
was wrecked in the return from 3M. Wrote new rules to
cover the easier and harder solutions and BB typed them. Mak-
ing a new solution sheet and didn't finish the diagrams
Gini Scott called. She is in New York, seeing a press about
CONFRONTATION and THE LIB GAME. She has some articles
coming up in the women's magazines. TRIAL is not quite
ready. She will send me a copy when it is.
She asked about my column with CONFRONTATION and I told
her I'd bring her a copy. We arranged to meet at the
Gametime party next Monday. Also told her that I'd give her
a copy of EXECUTIVE DECISION sometime before she left town.
Carl Eisenberg called. Once Stationery Show is over we will get
together here to discuss my games and look at items for next
year.
He feels that Bob Hallowell is too much interested in a sculp-
tural look, at the expense of the play value. Carl wants
things with a lot of play value and then he'll take care of the
appearance.
He would like to consider MANHATTAN MADNESS again, but rea-
lizes that Phil has committed me to show it to Bob Hallowell.
Carl asked that anything I show to him, in the future, not
be shown to Bob Hallowell. I said of course I wouldn't, until
he, Carl, rejects it.
Carl would like to keep his line different from Hallowell's
but he thinks Bob would do anything that would make a pro-
fit for him, even it conflicts with others in the Reiss
stable. He also feels that Bob Reiss by starting Hoi Polloi
was conflicting with his own clients; not so much with the
wood puzzles, but in things like HE-SHE-HIM-HER which, al-
though it was created by the women who did CLASS, is put
out under the Hoi Polloi label..
Carl is interested in board games and wants to do Phil's
gambling GAME (which I know very little about) and his game
which I played as CONGLOMERATES. I asked if he is inter-
ested in new card games and he said "surprisingly, yes."


(cont. from 5/11) [5/11]
the goal. If a piece moves into a space occupied by an
opponent it is bumped (the opponent that is) and sent back
to start over. (Felicia and I both liked it.)
BING-BONG BALL. An action game with a square board. In
the center of each edge there is a shooter which consists
(cont. on 5/9)