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12/19 <br> | 12/19 <br> | ||
MONDAY 20 DECEMBER <br> | MONDAY 20 DECEMBER 1971 <br> | ||
354th day - 11 days to come <br> | |||
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To <u>Felicia</u>'s at 9:30. <u>Tom Abrahamson</u>, the inventor of <u>RPM</u>, did not show up by 11, when I left. <br> | To <u>Felicia</u>'s at 9:30. <u>Tom Abrahamson</u>, the inventor of <u>RPM</u>, did not show up by 11, when I left. <br> | ||
<u>D.J. Kerley</u> stopped in to get the rules for his game <u>BEZANT</u>, only the 2nd part, the first part being printed. He told me <s>illegible</s> that in order to to cause more battling, the bonus for the unfilled space after the layout is 20 points instead of 6. <br> | <u>D.J. Kerley</u> stopped in to get the rules for his game <br> | ||
I told him that this would probably make the fight for territory almost meaningless, and suggested setting up some other "bonus spaces." <br> | <u>BEZANT</u>, only the 2nd part, the first part being <br> | ||
Felicia told me that <u>Bob Hubbard</u> (spelling?) president of Impact Communications, Inc. had fired <u>Gerard Dougherty</u> and <u>Dan Ferrone</u>. They had been trying to squeeze him out. <br> | printed. He told me <s>illegible</s> that in order to to <br> | ||
Felicia rcd. an X'Mas card from <u>Rudy Lopez</u>. That started her thinking about <u>LIVE WIRE</u>. She asked if 3M had seen it. I told her I was pretty sure that they hadn't but that I would check my records. (Told her that at least two days a week were spent in keeping my records.) <br> | cause more battling, the bonus for the unfilled <br> | ||
Checked on <u>LIVE WIRE</u> at night. Only Hallmark has seen it. I have the first version submitted. She, presumably, has the second. <br> | space after the layout is 20 points instead of 6. <br> | ||
We went into <u>Herb Roth</u>'s office so that I could look at the new Dynamic Design games. He didn't have them any more. As soon as he | I told him that this would probably make the fight <br> | ||
Two men were there with gadgets for playing <u>CANASTA</u> and <u>GIN RUMMY</u> in a wind (different gadgets for each), Herb asked our advice on them. Probably he'll handle them. | for territory almost meaningless, and suggested setting <br> | ||
up some other "bonus spaces." <br> | |||
Felicia told me that <u>Bob Hubbard</u> (spelling?) president of <br> | |||
Impact Communications, Inc. had fired <u>Gerard Dougherty</u> <br> | |||
and <u>Dan Ferrone</u>. They had been trying to squeeze him out. <br> | |||
Felicia rcd. an X'Mas card from <u>Rudy Lopez</u>. That <br> | |||
started her thinking about <u>LIVE WIRE</u>. She asked if 3M <br> | |||
had seen it. I told her I was pretty sure that they <br> | |||
hadn't but that I would check my records. (Told her <br> | |||
that at least two days a week were spent in keeping my <br> | |||
records.) <br> | |||
Checked on <u>LIVE WIRE</u> at night. Only Hallmark has seen <br> | |||
it. I have the first version submitted. She, presumably, <br> | |||
has the second. <br> | |||
We went into <u>Herb Roth</u>'s office so that I could look at <br> | |||
the new Dynamic Design games. He didn't have them <br> | |||
any more. As soon as he gets a supply in he will let me <br> | |||
know. <br> | |||
Two men were there with gadgets for playing <u>CANASTA</u> <br> | |||
and <u>GIN RUMMY</u> in a wind (different gadgets for each), <br> | |||
Herb asked our advice on them. Probably he'll handle them. | |||
To Skunk Works. Ran off repros of columns in <u>S&T</u>'s #24, #25, #26, #27, and #28. Took a copy of each except #26; none of 26 were available - <u>Red</u> giving me the page from his cut-up copy. <br> | To Skunk Works. Ran off repros of columns in <u>S&T</u>'s #24, <br> | ||
Got a set of counters for <u>U.S.N.</u> They had some pcs. missing, but not the same as I had missing (see 12/4). <br> | [#]25, #26, #27, and #28. Took a copy of each except #26; <br> | ||
<u>Jim Dunnigan</u> and one of the other fellows were talking to someone from the police department who was interested in the possibility of Simulations Publ. Inc. doing a <u>GAME</u> to teach police what to expect in riot control. Jim has to go to the police for further discussions. <br> | none of 26 were available - <u>Red</u> giving me the page from <br> | ||
Took a repro of an ad for Diplomat Games (don't know from where) including <u>AROUND THE WORLD IN BED</u>, <u>BUMPS AND GRINDS</u>, <u>STRIP TAC TOE</u>, <u>ADULTERY</u>, and <u>OFFICE PARTY</u>. ('71 Ad Clips.) | his cut-up copy. <br> | ||
Got a set of counters for <u>U.S.N.</u> They had some pcs. <br> | |||
missing, but not the same as I had missing (see 12/4). <br> | |||
<u>Jim Dunnigan</u> and one of the other fellows were talking to <br> | |||
someone from the police department who was interested <br> | |||
in the possibility of Simulations Publ. Inc. doing a <u>GAME</u> <br> | |||
to teach police what to expect in riot control. Jim has to go <br> | |||
to the police for further discussions. <br> | |||
Took a repro of an ad for Diplomat Games (don't know from <br> | |||
where) including <u>AROUND THE WORLD IN BED</u>, <u>BUMPS AND GRINDS</u>, <u>STRIP TAC TOE</u>, <u>ADULTERY</u>, and <u>OFFICE PARTY</u>. ('71 Ad Clips.) | |||
Al Klein's saw that they had a lot of copies of <u>TAM-BIT</u> for 99¢. Also <u>CUBE FUZION</u> for the same price - bought 3. I believe there are variations not in my original set. | Al Klein's saw that they had a lot of copies of <u>TAM-BIT</u> for 99¢. <br> | ||
Also <u>CUBE FUZION</u> for the same price - bought 3. I believe <br> | |||
there are variations not in my original set. | |||
(cont. on 12/19) | (cont. on 12/19) | ||