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-''<u>BOOK WORLD</u>'' forwarded a letter from an Australian   <br>
+''<u>BOOK WORLD</u>'' forwarded a letter from an Australian
-outfit asking for addresses for : - <u>CAVEAT EMPTOR</u>, <u>ECOLOGY</u>,  <br>
+outfit asking for addresses for : - <u>CAVEAT EMPTOR</u>, <u>ECOLOGY</u>,
-<u>GREAT DOWNHILL SKI GAME</u>, <u>NEW TOWN</u>, and <u>BRIDGETTE</u>.  <br>
+<u>GREAT DOWNHILL SKI GAME</u>, <u>NEW TOWN</u>, and <u>BRIDGETTE</u>.
-Also a note that although there has been interest in my  <br>
+Also a note that, although there has been interest in my
-columns, the companies are not interested in advertising.  <br>
+columns, the companies are not interested in advertising.
-Thought of another idea for a game using the <u>SKYSCRAPERS</u>.  <br>
+Thought of another idea for a game using the <u>SKYSCRAPERS</u>.
-Two play. One controls the two low levels, the  <br>
+Two play. <s>Each</s> One controls the two low levels, the
-other the high. Pcs. are placed one at a time. Players  <br>
+other the high. Pcs. [pieces] are placed one at a time. Players
-score for getting adjoined groups of their level. Possibly  <br>
+score for getting adjoined groups of their level. Possibly
-the square of the number. Possibly could be played by  <br>
+the square of the number. Possibly could be played by
-or 4 if a series of games are played. Players would   <br>
+or 4 if a series of games are played. Players would
 have to rotate levels since there are different numbers.
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-(cont. from 3/5)  [3/15]
+(cont. from 3/5) [3/15]
+----
 things for one or the other.   <br>
-Phil said that everyone at <u>Reiss</u> is enthusiastic about   <br>
+Phil said that everyone at <u>Reiss</u> is enthusiastic about <u>Bob
-<u>Bob Hallowell</u>'s p. & p. games. Bob will need a success or he is in   <br>
+Hallowell</u>'s p. & p. games. Bob will need a success or he is
-trouble. It is still not sure whether his public offering of   <br>
+in trouble. It is still not sure whether his public offering of
 stock will be sold.  <br>
-The only one that Phil tried was <u>WILDCAT</u> and he liked it.  <br>
+The only one that Phil tried was <u>WILDCAT</u> and he liked it. He
-He had some suggestions for adding interest : - 1) When a player  <br>
+had some suggestions for adding interest : - 1) When a player
-succeeds in striking oil in all of the sites in a section he  <br>
+succeeds in striking oil in all of the sites in a section he
-gets a bonus of 1 well on his score (which makes small sections  <br>
+gets a bonus of 1 well on his score (which makes small sections
-somewhat more valuable. 2) A particularly high number is a high  <br>
+somewhat more valuable. 2) A particularly high number is a high
-producer - worth 2 on the score. 3) A throw of, say, 12 calls  <br>
+producer - worth 2 on the score. 3) A throw of, say, 12 calls
-for another throw to be read against a "chance" list and gives  <br>
+for another throw to be read against a "chance" list and gives
-events such as fires, etc. Told him that my idea had been to   <br>
+events such as fires, etc. Told him that my idea had been to
-keep the games simple, but that I would do some thinking on  <br>
+keep the games simple, but that I would do some thinking on
 adding play value.  <br>
 Told <u>Phil</u> that when I heard from <u>Marshall Lucas</u> I would contact
-him about getting <u>HABITAT</u> and <u>HONORABLE RELATIONS</u> from him.  <br>
+him about getting <u>HABITAT</u> and <u>HONORABLE RELATIONS</u> from him.
-<u>FREE FORM</u> presents an "agent" problem. We didn't mention  <br>
+<u>FREE FORM</u> presents an "agent" problem. We didn't mention
-<u>SPACE STIX</u>. Incidentally, I told Phil that Lucas didn't seem that interested   <br>
+<u>SPACE STIX</u>. Incidentally, I told Phil that Lucas didn't seem that interested
 in board games, despite <u>Hochstetter</u>'s report.  <br>
-Rcd. a call from <u>Sym Robbins</u>. <u>John Rasor</u> had called and said  <br>
+Rcd. [received] a call from <u>Sym Robbins</u>. <u>John Rasor</u> had called and said
-that the Xerox shop couldn't understand the drawings for   <br>
+that the Xerox shop couldn't understand the drawings for
-<u>MILL</u> and <u>CONNACTION</u>. They would like a picture of them  <br>
+<u>MILL</u> and <u>CONNACTION</u>. They would like a picture of them
-all put together. I said that I was surprised that they  <br>
+all put together. I said that I was surprised that they
-hadn't kicked about <u>BEAN BAG TARGET</u>. Sym asked me to  <br>
+hadn't kicked about <u>BEAN BAG TARGET</u>. Sym asked me to
 send that too.   <br>
-Told Sym about S & R and the shipping crate for <u>RSVP</u>.  <br>
+Told Sym about S & R [Selchow and Righter] and the shipping crate for <u>RSVP</u>.
-He doesn't want to pay for a crate. Asked him whether  <br>
+He doesn't want to pay for a crate. Asked him whether
-he wanted the 12' x 12' <u>PARCHEESI</u> board. He'll check with  <br>
+he wanted the 12' x 12' <u>PARCHEESI</u> board. He'll check with
 <u>Bernie</u> and get back to me. (He called while I was out and I called back).
-<u>Rudy Lopez</u> called and I told him that I located the difficult  <br>
+<u>Rudy Lopez</u> called and I told him that I located the difficult
 <u>LIVE WIRE</u>. I'll bring it to him in Astoria Queens tomorrow.  <br>
 (cont. on 3/3)