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'''27 THURSDAY - APRIL 1972''' <br> | [date written in top left of page: 4/15] | ||
<br>'''27 THURSDAY - APRIL 1972''' <br> | |||
118TH DAY - 248 DAYS TO COME | 118TH DAY - 248 DAYS TO COME | ||
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Ordered the following two books (and a cookbook and 10 records) | Ordered the following two books (and a cookbook and 10 records) | ||
from "Publisher's Central Bureau" : - ''<u>MATHEMATICAL DIVERSIONS</u>'', | from "Publisher's Central Bureau" : - ''<u>MATHEMATICAL DIVERSIONS</u>'', | ||
''<u>ILLUSTRATED GAMES OF PATIENCE</u>''. | ''<u>ILLUSTRATED GAMES OF PATIENCE</u>''. | ||
Joan Silbert called. I'll go there next Tuesday about 12 to 12:30. | Joan Silbert called. I'll go there next Tuesday about 12 to 12:30. | ||
<u>Felicia</u> called to get <u>Al Richter</u>'s phone number. She wanted to cancel | <u>Felicia</u> called to get <u>Al Richter</u>'s phone number. She wanted to cancel | ||
a date with him for today. | a date with him for today. | ||
Yesterday she told me about a new client, <u>Bradford E. Bailey</u | <br>Yesterday she told me about a new client, <u>Bradford E. Bailey</u> | ||
who came to her thru M.B. They think highly of him. He | who came to her thru M.B. [Milton Bradley] They think highly of him. He | ||
is bringing a number of his games to her next Tuesday | is bringing a number of his games to her next Tuesday | ||
at 10:30 and she'd like me to meet him. Told her I'd be | at 10:30 and she'd like me to meet him. Told her I'd be | ||
there. | there. | ||
<u>Bailey</u> has something at Hallmark and Felicia confirmed | <br><u>Bailey</u> has something at Hallmark and Felicia confirmed | ||
from <u>Jim Goldsberry</u> that an option is coming | from <u>Jim Goldsberry</u> that an option is coming | ||
for it. The name <u>SECRET SYNTHESIS</u> - a puzzle game. | for it. The name <u>SECRET SYNTHESIS</u> - a puzzle game. | ||
<u>Bob Hallowell</u> called. He was very enthused about an idea | <u>Bob Hallowell</u> called. He was very enthused about an idea | ||
for a TV game show that <u>Fred Gwynne</u> (who came up with | for a TV game show that <u>Fred Gwynne</u> (who came up with | ||
<u>HEAD TENNIS</u>) thought of. Some notes on it - Sit | <u>HEAD TENNIS</u>) thought of. Some notes on it - Sit | ||
down panel; Introduce suspense; Object to identify sounds; | down panel; Introduce suspense; Object to identify sounds; | ||
Audience hears sounds and later sees visual; Some sounds | Audience hears sounds and later sees visual; Some sounds | ||
live and some on tape; Some for quick identification with | live and some on tape; Some for quick identification with | ||
a buzzer, others to choose from a number of possibilities. | a buzzer, others to choose from a number of possibilities. | ||
They want me in work up the game angle. TV <u>GAME</u>. | They want me in work up the game angle. TV <u>GAME</u>. | ||
Bob had Fred Gwynne call me and talk about it. Actually | <br>Bob had Fred Gwynne call me and talk about it. Actually | ||
he was less enthused than Bob. We'll get together to | he was less enthused than Bob. We'll get together to | ||
brain-storm the idea. He'll talk to Bob about a time | brain-storm the idea. He'll talk to Bob about a time | ||
and one of them will call me. | and one of them will call me. | ||
<u>Gwynne</u> would like for the three of us to keep control | <br><u>Gwynne</u> would like for the three of us to keep control | ||
of the game show as long as possible, or even always. | of the game show as long as possible, or even always. | ||
In my talk with <u>Hallowell</u> he said that they had refiled | <br>In my talk with <u>Hallowell</u> he said that they had refiled | ||
with the SEC for their stock issue due to a goof by the | with the SEC [Securities and Exchange Commission] for their stock issue due to a goof by the | ||
underwriters in the original offering. He is still not | underwriters in the original offering. He is still not | ||
sure what the outcome will be. If he doesn't raise the money | sure what the outcome will be. If he doesn't raise the money | ||
he said, he will place the p. & p. games (<u>XANDO</u>, etc ) | he said, he will place the p. & p. games (<u>XANDO</u>, etc ) | ||
with someone else with no charge to me. | with someone else with no charge to me. | ||
He'd like 6 solitaire <u>GAME</u> | <br>He'd like 6 solitaire <u>GAME</u>S, with 1 or 2 extra | ||
for choice, by the middle of July. | for choice, by the middle of July. | ||
Thinking of, and playing around with p. & p. solitaire games. | Thinking of, and playing around with p. & p. solitaire games. | ||
Tried out <u>CONTOURS</u>. The objective that all squares be | <br>Tried out <u>CONTOURS</u>. The objective that all squares be | ||
connected by squares that are either the same number | connected by squares that are either the same number | ||
or next to each other in consecutive numbers, seems | |||
too easy. Disallowing all connections between squares of | |||
the same number is almost impossible. Tried the game | |||
limiting connections between the same numbers to one of each | |||
number, with 6 spaces for recording these. With a lot of | |||
1s or 6s this still won't work. Another idea is to allow a | |||
set number, such as 10 or possibly 15, of the same number | |||
<br>(cont. on 4/15) | |||