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9/20 9/19 9/11 Wednesday 22 September 1971 265th day - 100 days to come

Rcd. 12 answers to the SLEUTH problem. One is a frustrated (by his wife) game collector. Another pointed out a similarity to CLUE.
Rcd. Sept. PLAYTHINGS. Had an ad for Kontrell's NINETYSEVEN, HAVOC AND RICOCHET.
Had an ad for Gameophiles Unlimited. Listed PENTAGON, EMOTE, and VERBUM EST and some jigsaw puzzles, No mention of NEW TOWN.
Rcd. INTERNATIONAL WARGAMER (Sept. 1971, Vol. 4 - No. 9). Nothing of interest to me. Notice on the envelope that my "membership expires with this issue." (Dont' think I'll resubscribe.)
Rcd. 1972 Childcraft catalog. List TUF, ON SETS, KILK, HANG-UP, TIC TAC OOPS, SENTENCE CUBE GAME, 3-D CHECKLINE, MAGNETIC GLOBE GAME, TRAUMA TOWER, HI SPOT, VERTIGO, DOUBLE DECKER, PERFECTION, QUINESSENCE, NUMBLE, SPACEWALK, TAKE, PHILOSPOFHER'S KNOT, THE NINE OF SWORDS, PITFALLS, SHREWD MOVE, THE MAGNATE, PERCEPTION, ORION, TENNIS ANYONE?, GREAT DOWNHILL SKILL GAME, MARIENBAD.
Rcd. NOST-ALGIA (Sept 1971-#137) Nothing on new games.
Rcd. a letter from Violet I. Gunther offering copies of PIT & SNAP.

At Pierre's house he gave me catlogs of the following: -
Whitman - contained only one adult level game - IF. Pierre told me that the play was the same as Claude's WATCH, although the form is different.
Tecknico Jouets - TÉLÉ COMBAT. Edmond Dujardin - L'AUTOROUTE, RAFLE!, ELDORADO, AUTEUIL, LES CANONNIERS, REPORTAGES, VIVE LES VACANCIES!, TILT, ACADEMIC, MILLE BORNES.
Volumetrix - AUtO-ECOLE, LA CITADELLE, NAVALTIC, ALLO! ALLO! S.O.S. INTERPOL, LE MOT CARRÉ
Miro - MONOPOLY, CLUEDO? LA CLÉ, PROBE, LEXICON, LONG COURS, FORMULE I, LE JEU DU CINEMA, CHICAGO, OH PARDON! (SORRY), LES PIONNIERS DU RAIL (RAILROADER), ASCOT, RADIO-GUIDAGE, LES PRÉSIDENTS DIRECTEURS GÉNÉREAUX, SITUATION 4, SECRET SERVICE, ROME ET CARTHAGE, COUP D'EYE, SAUTEZ DANS LE BATEAU (DON'T MISS THE BOAT), INSTANT INSANITY.