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since I am the only one doing reviews, I just present the facts.
Looked quickly at ALBION Magazines in library. Have to spend some time on it.
Back at Skunk Works waited for Phil to pick up the game. Spoke with Al Nofi. He was looking for the name of a game which I determined was CONCENSUS. He said it was a lousy game - or rather a lousy simulation since a player could easily be popular in both the south and the northern urban areas, for instance, at the same time. He is writing a paper on simulation games for schools. One that he thinks is excellent is 1787 altho the price is exorbitant; actually just about all of them are. It is listed in THE GUIDE TO SIMULATION GAMES FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING. Another he thought pretty bad is TRIANGLE TRADE.
I asked him if he gets ahold of simulation games and has a chance to copy the rules, to get me a copy. He said he would.
Spoke to Phil Orbanes. (He had called BB and asked her to give me the message that Bob Hallowell would like the rules to all 6 p. & p. games by Monday. He didn't know exactly why Bob wanted them, but I said I'd try to have a first draft ready by then. In connection with the improvement in WILDCAT, I said it would be a good idea to get together and play the other games (HEXOWORD, AIR BATTLE, CONNECTIONS, XANDO, TOURNEY). We'll try next week. Phil told me about a magazine called COACHING LINES put out, he believes as a one man operation by:
{Michael Zimmerman
{Tablegames Unlimited
{28 Summerhill Ave.
{Toronto Ontario (416-920-0657)
Got a repro [reproduction] (discarded) of a letter which says in part: "The deadline for all articles and advertisements for COACHING LINES [CL] #6 is September 25, 1971. Present circulation of CL is 3,250 (and rising daily). Advertising
rates go up to: $14.00 - 1/4 page; $27.00 - 1/2 page; $50.00 - Full Page. These rates take effect for ads submitted for CL #7 (deadline: October 15, 1971)."
Spoke to Phil about GROOVE and Bill Knox. Phil is pretty fed up with him over my things and his too. Knox is now on vacation in Europe. Phil will go after him as soon as he gets back.
Told Phil about seeing Carl & Manny. Also about lack of games at Reiss showroom. Phil hopes that both Hoi Polloi and Gametime will be getting into board games. I asked about the Gametime stock offering. It is touch and go as to whether he will sell the required 50%. If he doesn't he will be bankrupt, but not necessarily out of business. Herb Hochstetter, who is a management consultant, has found him two new underwriters.
Incidentally, Andy Davis, who is lawyer to Hochstetter, Feucht, and Hallowell got them all together.
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