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11 FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 1972
THOMAS ALVA EDISON - BORN 1847 - 42ND DAY - 324 DAYS TO COME

Rcd. a call from : -
{Miss Nancy Weber
{LIFESTYLE Magazine
{572 Madison Ave. (Rm. 706) [PL 5 - 2691]
{New York, N.Y. 10022
The magazine is aimed towards "sophisticates" and will have
a controlled circulation of 300,000. They are interested in
a column of game reviews. Mike Alber told them that I
know more about games than anyone in the country. Also that
I have written columns for BOOKWORLD.
She wanted me to send her my BOOKWORLD columns and
I also sent the ones from S & T with EXECUTIVE DECISION,
COMBINATION, VECTOR et al.
Told her about AGOG. She wanted me to have the publisher
send her a copy but told her that Castle Book wasn't as
accomodating as Random House would be. Told her about
Metropolitain Book Store and she said she'd get a copy.

Finally rcd. the $187.50 check for FITTING & PROPER,
together with a very formal letter signed by Bob Edwards.

Bob Hallowell called. His designer came up with a packaging
concept for the p. and p. games which everyone is crazy about.
It is a plastic tray with a platform to hold the
pad and space around it for the pencil and dice I
asked about the rules and he wanted to limit them to
a 4" x 6" area on top of the platform. I didn't think that
would be enough room and suggested