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14 FRIDAY - JANUARY 1972
14TH DAY - 352 DAYS TO COME

Rcd. [received] a question on sports games addressed to and forwarded by S & T. From Donald Mah in Canada.

Rcd. a call from Al Richter. We'll visit them on 1/21. He is looking for a job in engineering, although he still has hopes that Felicia will sell some of his things.

Thinking about AIR BATTLE during day and playedit
with Phil Laurence in the evening; that is we started
but it was just too hard to keep track with the
complications of 4 air fields, 3 factories and 7 guns.
I'll have to simplify it.
At Laurence's played FOREIGN INTRIGUE, including Elliot
and his friend (who won). Again it played well and
everyone liked it.
Decided to eliminate the "Remain" cards. They don't
introduce enough to make it worth explaining.
At Laurence's played one round of BRIDGE, actually CHICAGO,
Phil and me against Elliot and his friend. Phil & I won,
but not by a runaway.

(cont. from 1/22) [2/28]

Her "American Game Association" now has about 250 members.
She is trying to start an east coast branch but I didn't
volunteer to help or join. She is acting as an agent for some
of the inventors. She hopes soon to be able to hire someone
to be the executive head of the Association.
Promised to send her a copy of the latest BOOK WORLD
column.

Called Claude and told him about BIG FUNERAL, but also warned
him about Stancraft's miserable record to date.
He was going to call me to tell me that Frank Armbruster
is in town, but hasn't contacted him yet.

Called Phil Orbanes. Told him about my meeting with Bill Knox.
He'll go there tomorrow and see if he can find any more
info. As far as TORUS is concerned, that is a knock-off
of a French puzzle so I don't have to worry about any
problems with Knox.
Told Phil about my meeting with Fred Feucht.

Working on the "City" cards for LOTTERY. Finished 31 of 48.

[arrows pointing up/down] Started 2/28

Tom Shaw told me that he had been approached by Tincher of BOOK WORLD
about interest in the industry in a column. Tom told him he'd have to check himself.
(cont. on 1/13)