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broken piece for <u>STRATO CHECKERS</u>. <br> | broken piece for <u>STRATO CHECKERS</u>. <br> | ||
To Computer Games. Showed <u>Donald Ebert</u> the picture of <br> | To Computer Games. Showed <u>Donald Ebert</u> the picture of <br> | ||
<u>COMPUTAMATIC FOOTBALL</u> at Xerox | <u>COMPUTAMATIC FOOTBALL</u> at Xerox. Promised to send him one. <br> | ||
In same booth was a company "Synestructures, Inc." with 2 <br> | |||
construction and design sets - <u>PUZZLE PATTERNS</u>, <u>SUPERSTRUCTURES</u> -. <br> | |||
Took ad sheets. Suggested that <u>Martin Gardner</u> might be interested <br> | |||
To Puritan Games. They have taken distribution of the "Sports <br> | |||
Illustrated Games" away from Schisgall. Took a catalog with <br> | |||
<u>PRO FOOTBALL</u>, <u>HANDICAP GOLF</u>, <u>BASEBALL</u>, <u>COLLEGE FOOTBALL</u>, <br> | |||
and <u>DECATHLON</u> (a new one) listed. Also has the name of the <br> | |||
one to contact about review copies, Jordan Deutsch. <br> | |||
To Golden's and took ad sheets <s>for</s> which listed <u>GETCHA</u>, <br> | |||
<u>PINK ELEPHANT</u>, <u>PASS-OUT</u>, <u>GULP 'N GIGGLE</u>, <u>SIP-N-GO NAKED</u>, <br> | |||
<u>HOP SCOTCH</u>, <u>DOWN THE HATCH</u>, <u>SPIN THE BOTTLE</u>, <u>PUT 'N TAKE</u>, <br> | |||
<u>TIC-TAC STRIP</u>, <u>BOOZE IT UP</u>, <u>GUZZLE</u> (all by <u>Frank Bresee</u>). <br> | |||
Also sheets for <u>OH PEG IT</u> and <u>BOTTOMS UP</u>. <br> | |||
To Midwest Research, Inc. <u>James A. Barnes</u> is the V.P. and also the inventor <br> | |||
of the games. He will send me <u>U.S. AUTO CLUB RACING GAME</u> <br> | |||
(which I saw in ''<u>PLAYTHINGS</u>'') for review, and also his sports games <br> | |||
for my collection. Took a newspaper "''Statis-Pro''" with articles on <br> | |||
the games. <br> | |||
A young fellow <u>David Zea</u> was very interested in ''<u>S & T</u>'' and I <br> | |||
promised to bring him a copy. <br> | |||
To Strategy House. Gave <u>Mr. Bartles</u> my card so that he will send <br> | |||
me a copy of <u>INTERNATIONAL SKI TEAM RACE</u>. Took instructions <br> | |||
for the game, also an ad sheet with it and <u>WHICH WAY TO THE LODGE?</u>. <br> | |||
To jobber handling Diplomat games. The new one this year is <u>RISQUE</u>. <br> | |||
To Dynamic Design. Spoke to <u>Mrs. Racinelli</u> and told her the games <br> | |||
(cont. on 5/19) | |||