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Letter and X'Mas card to <u>Jerry</u>. Asked about the <u>PUZZLE</u> he took on 11/4. | Letter and X'Mas card to <u>Jerry</u>. Asked about the <br> | ||
<u>PUZZLE</u> he took on 11/4. | |||
To Abercrombie & Fitch. Described <u>ACQUIRE</u> to a potential customer and he bought it. <br> | To Abercrombie & Fitch. Described <u>ACQUIRE</u> to a potential <br> | ||
Saw <u>FRENETICS</u> (Everyone Products). It consists of a hemisphere with a flat playing area mounted close to the top, on one of the area there are passageways in a simple maze pattern. On the other side there are "16" grooves concentrically spaced. A number of metal balls are enclosed and there is a hole in the center of the disc for getting them from one side to the other. 14 different manipulative puzzles are included on the two sides of the disc & also in the hemispheric portion. There are definite resemblances between these and <u>Phil Orbanes</u>' <u>ORBIT</u>, and <u>FRENETICS</u> was first. | customer and he bought it. <br> | ||
Saw <u>FRENETICS</u> (Everyone Products). It consists of a <br> | |||
hemisphere with a flat playing area mounted close to the top, <br> | |||
on one of the area there are passageways in a simple <br> | |||
maze pattern. On the other side there are "16" grooves <br> | |||
concentrically spaced. A number of metal balls are enclosed <br> | |||
and there is a hole in the center of the disc for <br> | |||
getting them from one side to the other. 14 different manipulative <br> | |||
puzzles are included on the two sides of the disc <br> | |||
& also in the hemispheric portion. There are definite <br> | |||
resemblances between these and <u>Phil Orbanes</u>' <u>ORBIT</u>, and <br><u>FRENETICS</u> was first. | |||
Before going downtown called Pierce Promotions about going there. Only Audrey there and she suggested that next week would be better to look at the clippings. A new batch is on the way. Told her about <u>BOOK WORLD</u> and promised to bring her a clipping. | Before going downtown called Pierce Promotions about going <br> | ||
there. Only Audrey there and she suggested that next week <br> | |||
would be better to look at the clippings. A new batch is <br> | |||
on the way. Told her about <u>BOOK WORLD</u> and promised to <br> | |||
bring her a clipping. | |||
To <u>BOOK WORLD</u>. <u>Eve</u> not there. Got 21 copies from Marvin Gelfand. <u>Thomas A. Tincher</u>, the advertising manager, spoke to me for quite a while. He was interested in games. Also he was interested in trying for advertising from game companies in connection with more of my columns. Even a possibility of a weekly column which would also be syndicated in other papers. | To <u>BOOK WORLD</u>. <u>Eve</u> not there. Got 21 copies from Marvin <br> | ||
Gelfand. <u>Thomas A. Tincher</u>, the advertising manager, spoke to me <br> | |||
for quite a while. He was interested in games. Also he was <br> | |||
interested in trying for advertising from game companies in <br> | |||
connection with more of my columns. Even a possibility <br> | |||
of a weekly column which would also be syndicated in other <br> | |||
papers. | |||
To Childcraft and replaced a piece in the <u>JEK</u> set which I discovered was missing yesterday. | To Childcraft and replaced a piece in the <u>JEK</u> set which I discovered was missing yesterday. | ||