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Finished <u>AIRPORT</u> and then reviewed <u>DEALER'S CHOICE</u>,  <br>
Finished <u>AIRPORT</u> and then reviewed <u>DEALER'S CHOICE</u>,  <br>
completing my column. BB typed it.
completing my column. BB typed it.
Working on <u>SCOTLAND YARD</u>. Completed most of the board -  <br>
nothing missing tha was needed for the play. Had BB  <br>
type the various cards. Made a summary card and,  <br>
when that smudged, made a second one.
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Jim said that the ''<u>S & T</u>'' circulation is now over 13,000.  <br>
Made 6 reproductions of the key sheets for <u>SCOTLAND YARD</u>.  <br>
(Later found I left them there, with the original.)  <br>
Campion's article mentioned an ''<u>S & T GUIDE</u>'' #3.  <br>
To 909 - 3rd Ave. Met <u>Wald & Arthur</u> and then <u>Claude</u>. Upstairs  <br>
to Benton & Bowles to meet with <u>Howard Wexler</u>, who is now  <br>
with HASBRO and Steve Madoff who handles the account for B & B.  <br>
Wexler remembered me and is reading <u>''AGOG''</u>. He likes it but pointed  <br>
it out as an example of the types of games they don't want.  <br>
The type of game they do want are 1) For age 9  <br>
to adult. 2) Board type but not plain flat boards. 3) Commercial games  <br>
of the type Parker puts out. 4) Some type of gimmick - such as the  <br>
popper in <u>TROUBLE</u>. 5) Using different materials than the ordinary  <br>
cardboard. 6) 3M games not the type, except <u>OH-WAH-REE</u> which  <br>
qualifies mainly because of the attractive pebbles. 7) Simple - no  <br>
tremendous strategy. 8) Half hour length - possibly up to 1 hour.  <br>
9) 2 or more players. 10) $5 and up. 11) Must be visual and  <br>
emphasize role playing.  <br>
Some themes. 1) Business - Horatio Alger - Knife your buddy -  <br>
applicable to commercials like <u>THE BOSS</u>. 2) Political. 3) Gambling -  <br>
possibly with 12 dice - regular or special. 4) Sociological.  <br>
5) Organized crime - tongue in cheek. [6])Auction. Not ESP or  <br>
occult. No puzzles or solitaires.  <br>
They would like to have something to look at in two weeks - which  <br>
we all remarked was short notice, since we had other things to  <br>
work on.  <br>
I mentioned the business variation of <u>CINEMA</u> (see  <br>
<u>THE BRAIN GAME</u> - 3/23/70) and Wexler said he'd like to see it.  <br>
Wald will be the contact and Wexler will contact him if  <br>
he has any messages. Wald can call him collect (after Wald  <br>
asked) in Rhode Island at 401-726-4100. If we want to  <br>
use a conference room at B & B to meet alone and test games  <br>
we can, but we'll have to call Wexler to set it up.  <br>
Wexler was quite enthusiastic about the volume HASBRO expected  <br>
to reach with the game line. But when we mentioned advances
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