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<u>Earl Perel</u> called. His friend, Issie, who Earl wants to

involve in the application for a government grant can't

<s>Call from Claude. Nothing specifically about gam</s>

<br><u>Clara Karlan</u> brought me a large box of variously colored

(cont. from 4/30) [5/2]

<u>SECRET LETTER</u> (Puzzle) The 26 letters are placed each on a card

in stylized shapes so that the parts shown behind windows.

Players in turn look behind a window and guess when

they think they have the letter <s>guessed</s> figured out.

One version has electrical contacts and a probe instead of windows, with a light

to indicate a part that belongs to the letter.

<br><u>BALLS & CHAINS</u> (Puzzle) There are 16 recesses in a 4 x 4 grid,

each one marked with 1 of 4 (I believe) colors. There are four

chains, each with 4 balls threaded on it, the length being

such that the balls could be placed along the long diagonal.

The object is to place the 16 balls in holes of matching colors.

<br><u>Bailey</u> has left a $30,000 job as an engineer (probably retired) to

work on games. So far the only things he has placed are with

Game-O-Philes (<u>Charles Wivel</u>) and they are supposed to be at the

Stationery Show. So that I could <s>place</s> recognize them for

reviews he told me the names : - <u>FRUSTABLES</u>, & <u>PEGOPTOMY</u> are puzzle-

games. <u>FLIP-FLOP</u> is a strategy board game. (Felicia mentioned that

she heard that Wivel is in financial trouble.)

<br><u>Bailey</u> had been using <u>Edson</u> as an agent but got mad when he wouldn't

keep after Hallmark on the game (or puzzle) of his and left him. That

is the game that Felicia found out they are sending an option on.

The name is <u>SECRET SEQUENCE</u>, not <u>SECRET SYNTHESIS</u>.

<br><u>Herb Roth</u> called me in to his office. He showed me <u>LIE, CHEAT & STEAL</u>

now in the bookcase size box. Also he now has <u>AIRPORT</u>, but not an

open one. Their newest is <u>THE FEEL WHEEL</u>, which is both in

''<u>PSYCHOLOGY TODAY</u>'' and in a boxed version.

<br>Told Herb I'd bring him pictures of the Xerox exhibit as soon

as I get them.

<br><u>Felicia</u> told me, in confidence, that Western Publishing (Whitman)

is very close to dropping games altogether.

<br>She spoke to <u>Jim Goldsberry</u> again late Friday 4/28, but

nothing more about my games.

<br><u>Shelly Lieberman</u> of EduCards is looking for original children's  

card <u>GAMES</u>. Stancraft is still looking for adult card <u>GAME</u>s and

promised Felicia that they would promote them.

To Joan Silbert. She just had a background map. I helped

her place the cities on an overlay. I'll go there again soon to check

her finished layout.

<br>(cont. on 4/[???])