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Thursday 2 December 1971 | '''Thursday 2 December 1971''' <br> | ||
Monroe Doctrine Declared 1823 <br> | |||
336th day - 29 days to come | 336th day - 29 days to come | ||
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Thinking of a puzzle - tentative name <u>DIALEMMA</u> - using posts with hands (like a clock's) fastened to them. The hands are differently colored and various types of conditions can be specified. Didn't determine which would be best. | Thinking of a puzzle - tentative name <u>DIALEMMA</u> - using posts <br> | ||
with hands (like a clock's) fastened to them. The hands are differently colored and various types of conditions can be specified. Didn't determine which would be best. | |||
Rcd. a letter from <u>Eric Nielsen</u>. Contained 2 games - <u>ISOLATION</u>, <u>TOUCH AND GO (TAG)</u> (starting setup for this was missing)-- and a maze - <u>LOONY CITY</u>. | Rcd. a letter from <u>Eric Nielsen</u>. Contained 2 games - <u>ISOLATION</u>, <u>TOUCH AND GO (TAG)</u> (starting setup for this was missing)-- <br> | ||
and a maze - <u>LOONY CITY</u>. | |||
<u>Bob Hallowell</u> called. I will go there next Monday to show him <u>HABITAT</u> and <u>HONORABLE RELATIONS</u>. | <u>Bob Hallowell</u> called. I will go there next Monday to show him <u>HABITAT</u> and <u>HONORABLE RELATIONS</u>. | ||
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Jean, his secretary, took <u>Pierre Berloquin's</u> and <u>Lech Pijanowski's</u> addresses to send them copies of <u>NINE OF SWORDS</u>. | Jean, his secretary, took <u>Pierre Berloquin's</u> and <u>Lech Pijanowski's</u> addresses to send them copies of <u>NINE OF SWORDS</u>. | ||
Sunoco sent me an ad for a 3M copier for $80. I went to business machine store on 23rd St. and asked about it. He doesn't handle it because it is plastic and can warp if left on too long. | Sunoco sent me an ad for a 3M copier for $80. I went to business machine store on 23rd St. and asked about it. He doesn't handle it because it is plastic and can warp if left on too long. <br> | ||
He has another 3M machine for $180 which is metal and turns itself off if overheated. Paper costs $15.50 for 200 sets, and one set is included with the purchase. | He has another 3M machine for $180 which is metal and turns itself off if overheated. Paper costs $15.50 for 200 sets, and one set is included with the purchase. <br> | ||
To <u>Felicia</u> before <u>Bob Gellman</u> got there. | To <u>Felicia</u> before <u>Bob Gellman</u> got there. | ||
She <s>total</s> told me that it was <u>Fiel</u>, not "Parker," who was dissatified with the sales of <u>TOUCH</u>. They have not taken it from Parker yet and won't unless Felicia is successful in placing it elsewhere. She doesn't think she will be. | She <s>total</s> told me that it was <u>Fiel</u>, not "Parker," who was <br> | ||
She rcd. a call from <u>Charles Titus</u>, one of the inventors of <u>PSYCHO-PATHS</u> will be in town. Felicia made a tentative date with him on 12/13 at 1 P.M. I will try to make it then to meet him. (She is charging them $100, since it failed on the retail market.) | dissatified with the sales of <u>TOUCH</u>. They have not taken it from Parker yet and won't unless Felicia is successful in placing it <br> | ||
<u>Lillian Voegelin</u> (I have been calling her Vogel) is going to be working more & more with Felicia. | elsewhere. She doesn't think she will be. <br> | ||
<u>Bob Gellman</u> came a little late. His wife is sick so he can't take me to Lakewood tomorrow. He'll mail me what <u>Bob Schneider</u> has done on the <u>SCOTLAND YARD</u> game. (When I spoke to Felicia about this before Bob came she said I definitely shouldn't compete with myself. But when he spoke about it she said that 3M didn't have to know about it. And I said that I, of course, would come up with a game completely different from <u>SLEUTH</u>.) | She rcd. a call from <u>Charles Titus</u>, one of the inventors of <u>PSYCHO-PATHS</u> will be in town. Felicia made a tentative date with him on 12/13 at 1 P.M. I will try to make it then to meet him. (She is charging them $100, since it failed on the retail market.) <br> | ||
He liked what he saw of <u>AIRLINE</u> and took it with him. He doesn't think he can have it ready for '72. | <u>Lillian Voegelin</u> (I have been calling her Vogel) is going to be working more & more with Felicia. <br> | ||
<u>Bob Gellman</u> came a little late. His wife is sick so he can't take me to Lakewood tomorrow. He'll mail me what <u>Bob Schneider</u> has done on the <u>SCOTLAND YARD</u> game. (When I spoke to Felicia about this before Bob came she said I definitely shouldn't compete with myself. But when he spoke about it she said that 3M didn't have to know about it. And I said that I, of course, would come up with a game completely different from <u>SLEUTH</u>.) <br> | |||
He liked what he saw of <u>AIRLINE</u> and took it with him. He doesn't think he can have it ready for '72. <br> | |||
Felicia showed him <u>MARLBORO COUNTRY</u>. He wants things that are definitely tied to a specific real activity. Felicia showed him <u>WHAT'S IT WORTH IN DOLLARS?</u> There are coins from 20 countries, enough for each player (how many?) to take 5 of each country. Also two wooden nickles per player. | Felicia showed him <u>MARLBORO COUNTRY</u>. He wants things that are definitely tied to a specific real activity. Felicia showed him <u>WHAT'S IT WORTH IN DOLLARS?</u> There are coins from 20 countries, enough for each player (how many?) to take 5 of each country. Also two wooden nickles per player. | ||
(cont. on 11/27) | (cont. on 11/27) | ||