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THURSDAY 17 JUNE Bunker Hill Day (Boston) 1971 168th day - 197 days to come

Letter from Tom Atwater thanking me for fee from TRANSFORMATION. He enclosed a copy of a letter from Otto Maier discussing my rewriting the rules for their SEXTETT (see 1970). Wrote to Tom saying I'd be willing to do it, if they send me a copy with the English and Ger- man rules. Enclosed check for $25 for AIRLINE. Also told him of its being postponed till next year.

Finished copying the rules and other material for REVOLUTION AND COUNTERREVOLUTION.

Felicia called. I forgot to bring her the copy of FOCUS for her to send to Mary Hilt. She asked if I'd send it out and I said I would. I asked her about WILD WOOD PILE. She is still trying to find out to whom to send it to at 3M. Lou Zeller never answers any letters and she doesn't want it to end up with Cathy Brooks. Jim Kraus, who usually is very good at answering, also has stopped writing. If someone from M.B. comes looking she will show it to him.

Called Mickey Mackay. SUMMIT, WORDWISE, and GROUP are not out yet. She will get me copies as soon as they are out. In the meantime she will put aside a copy of CHECKERED GAME OF LIFE and STRATEGY POKER for me to pick up sometime when I am in the neighborhood. (Forgot to ask her for STAY ALIVE.) When I mentioned her coming here for a visit she mentioned that Mike Alber enjoyed his visit. We discussed MASTERPIECE and her opinion was the same as mine. I told her that I could make a good game of it and she suggested that I send my ideas to Parker. Then, when I mentioned that it was a Marvin Glass game, she said that he doesn't allow any changes. She also remembered that when she heard that M.B. had turned down the game she was angry. But now she knows why they did. She still thinks I should do a column. As soon as I get caught up we'll get together for lunch. I said I'd probably include SUMMIT in my BOOK WORLD column, if they want me to do one again. Somehow I mentioned that M.B. has some good game men in their development dept. She will try to interest BOOK WORLD in doing an article on development men in different companies. If she can do it di- plomatically, she'll suggest me to do the writing. She'll let me know how it comes out.

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English THURSDAY 17 JUNE
Bunker Hill Day (Boston) 1971 168th day - 197 days to come


Letter from Tom Atwater thanking me for fee from
TRANSFORMATION. He enclosed a copy of a letter from
Otto Maier discussing my rewriting the rules for their
SEXTETT (see 1970). Wrote to Tom saying I'd be willing
to do it, if they send me a copy with the English and Ger-
man rules. Enclosed check for $25 for AIRLINE. Also
told him of its being postponed till next year.
Finished copying the rules and other material for
REVOLUTION AND COUNTERREVOLUTION.
Felicia called. I forgot to bring her the copy of FOCUS for
her to send to Mary Hilt. She asked if I'd send it out
and I said I would.
I asked her about WILD WOOD PILE. She is still trying to find out
to whom to send it to at 3M. Lou Zeller never answers
any letters and she doesn't want it to end up with Cathy
Brooks. Jim Kraus, who usually is very good at answering,
also has stopped writing. If someone from M.B. comes looking
she will show it to him.
Called Mickey Mackay. SUMMIT, WORDWISE, and GROUP are
not out yet. She will get me copies as soon as they are
out. In the meantime she will put aside a copy of
CHECKERED GAME OF LIFE and STRATEGY POKER for me to pick
up sometime when I am in the neighborhood. (Forgot to
ask her for STAY ALIVE.)
When I mentioned her coming here for a visit she mentioned
that Mike Alber enjoyed his visit. We discussed MASTERPIECE
and her opinion was the same as mine. I told her that
I could make a good game of it and she suggested that I
send my ideas to Parker. Then, when I mentioned that it
was a Marvin Glass game, she said that he doesn't allow
any changes. She also remembered that when she heard
that M.B. had turned down the game she was angry. But
now she knows why they did.
She still thinks I should do a column. As soon as I get caught
up we'll get together for lunch.
I said I'd probably include SUMMIT in my BOOK WORLD column,
if they want me to do one again. Somehow I mentioned
that M.B. has some good game men in their development dept.
She will try to interest BOOK WORLD in doing an article on
development men in different companies. If she can do it di-
plomatically, she'll suggest me to do the writing. She'll
let me know how it comes out.