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21 MONDAY - FEBRUARY 1972
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION - 52ND DAY - 314 DAYS TO COME

Spent day working on a set for SKYSCRAPERS. Looked pretty good. Played the game a few times with BB.

(cont. from 2/23) [2/23]

Registered in the Press Room at Toy Fair. Took the following : -
Athol Plastics : KRAZY 8.
Ideal (catalog): PAY-OFF, UPSET, MARK THREE, SNAP JUDGEMENT,
BATTLEBOARD, AUCTIONEER, THE BOSS, CRISS CROSS, TRAP, DEAR ABBY.
Western Publishing: Nothing adult.
Milton Bradley : SWIVEL, SEANCE, CHAIN REACTION, PIVOT POOL, HAPPINESS,
MANHUNT, ICE CUBE, INWORD, ARCHIE BUNKER'S DING BAT CARD GAME.
Cadaco (catalog) : TOUCH 'N GO, POKER-KEENO.
Middle Earth Co. : - RING, etc.
3M Co. : POINT OF LAW.
E.S. Lowe : HEAD TO HEAD, TRIPLE YAHTZEE, GLOBE TROTTER, BRAIN STORM.
Reed Toys (catalog) : SHUFFLE BACK, CUSHION SHOT TIC-TAC-TOE, PERFECTION.
Wff 'N' Proof : ON-WORDS.
Andrews Enterprises : - MAD-CAPS, BIO-GRAPHICS.
Schaper : SHAKE-A-LEG. (Catalog)
Lakeside : SPLIT-LEVEL AGGRAVATION, CHAOS.
Samsonite : No games.
Mattel (Toys & Hobbies Catalog) : RACE CHASE GAME, WILD ROUND-UP GAME,
SECRET PICTURE GAME, JUNGLE GAME, HIDDEN TREASURE GAME,
FAST PASS GAME.
Sports Illustrated : Nothing new, but they say some new sports games
and some non-sports games are being developed.
Aurora Games (catalog) : SKITTLE POKER, MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.
Selchow & Righter (catalog) : COOK'S TOUR (question & answer game).
Parker (Catalog) : DEALER'S CHOICE, SQUARE OFF (Alex Randolph's), SNAPSHOT,
PATTERN PENDING.
Looked at Entex but there are no new games. Alex' !@#C&*! was
not listed.
Picked up the first two issues of TOY TRADE NEWS, the special
Toy Fair issue of TOYS. In 2/21 issue Hasbro is listed as having
SCREWBALL (a puzzle) and FREE FALL (an action game). Nothing
of special interest in the 2/23 issue.
In press room met Natalie Donna, then Mickey Mackay who took me up
to MB [Milton Bradley] showroom. Saw the games listed above and one other,
THE ALL IN THE FAMILY GAME, which Mickey says is a takeoff on
PSYCH-OUT.
Talked with Dick Harris and conveyed a message from Felicia to
him "Did you break your arm?" He said that he would get back
to Felicia (on GIRL TALK Felicia told me) right after Toy Fair.
He also said that they might be looking at new games for
their adult line bt Stationery Show. I said that I'd like to
have another game with MB and told them that HIGH SPIRITS
had been mine.
I mentioned that there was a discrepancy in the changeover
(cont. on 2/20)