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22 SATURDAY - JANUARY 1972
22ND DAY - 344 DAYS TO COME

To Copy Shop. Picked up the 50 copies of the pad sheets for FOREIGN INTRIGUE. also ran off another 5 each of the 3 sheets for the p. & p. games: AIR BATTLE, etc. During afternoon cut up the pads for FOREIGN INTRIGUE. Also
made the 10 envelopes for keeping the identity cards.

With Horn's played JET HOLIDAY. Dave used his 10 cards first but tied with BB in "pleasure points". BB had more money and won.
Later was thinking of adding a variation where players are allowed, if they wish, to announce where they intend to go during the bidding. Players can make deals, including splitting the cost of chartering the plane.

Rcd. [received] a post card from Don Miller. He would particularly like to get a copy of FEUDAL. He has a copy of THE GAMESMAN #1 which he can send me.

While the Horns were here looked at WHO CAN BEAT NIXON? but decided not to play it.

At the Copy Shop also got repros [reproductions] of the article on MONOPOLY by Willard Alphin and Dale's paper on the Dionysian rites to send to Frank Armbruster.

(cont. from 2/4) [2/28]

3M is also considering Alex' TIDDELY GOLF.
TWIXT dropped off about 6% last year, the first time
that it ever dropped. I told him that ACQUIRE also dropped
about 6%. FACTS IN FIVE had a little increase.
Tom is negotiating with Hallmark for Golomb's
PENTOMINOS, to be done in a manner similar to SOMA.
Tom said that 3M is close to dropping their price fixing.
It served a purpose in introducing their line. Now they
want to go for the mass market.
We didn't even get to the matter of Stancraft and their
miserable performance.
Met Jerry Green and Pat Duncan of "The Puzzle Factory". They are
dropping THE DICTIONARY GAME and are steering clear of
games. They reduced the price from $10 to $8 but still couldn't
sell. If they ever go into games again they will go to Felicia first.
Jerry said that he saw something in a window at 200
5th that looked like FREE FORM. (Probably one of the
Pentominoes Puzzles.)
Met Gini Scott. Because of BB's being tired from Dale's wedding
begged off from an invite this week. Will invite her during
Stationery Show. She said thet she had been placing things.
Didn't go into details.

(cont. on 1/14)