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9/14
<br>15 FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 1972
<br>259TH DAY - 107 DAYS TO COME


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To G.A.F. Gave the <u>VIEWLINE</u> rules to <u>Bill Eckhart</u>. In a
week or so he and <u>Wally Siegel</u> will go to Portland and
get <u>JUNGLE RACE</u> and (I believe) <u>VIEWLINE</u> into shape to pre-
sent to top management.
To Abercrombie and Fitch. Saw <u>SCRIMMAGE</u> (by Eskridge-Williams
Games Inc., P.O. Box 5324, Huntsville, Alabama). It is played on
a quadrille board representing a football field. Each player has 11
men of different shapes to represent the different positions.
Moves are made by skill, but there are luck factors determined
by cards. Player can pick an area to throw a pass and it
is complete, incomplete, or intercepted depending on the <s>positing</s>
positioning of the opponent's men. Winner is first to make any
score. (Didn't really get any of the details.)
Also saw <u>OLYMPIA</u> (Ravensburger Spiele). Very fancy equipment
but essentially it is a simple chase game. There is a spiral board
(about 84 spaces). Certain are a different color and can only
be crossed if a "bridge" has been placed. Don't remember what
throw(s) is used for setting and removing "bridges." Once a "bridge"
is set anyone may use it.
Bought Sept. [September] '72 <u>''SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN''</u> on the news stand.
To Brentanos. <u>Dorothy Shapiro</u> not there, but left copies #32 &
no. 33 of <u>''S & T''</u> for her. Saw that they had one copy of <u>IMAGE</u>.
To Gray Advertising (see 9/11) for meeting with <u>Phil Orbanes</u>,
<u>Herb Hochstetter</u>, <u>Lee Krost</u>, and another fellow from the
agency. Showed them <u>STEPPING STONES</u> which they liked then
I showed <u>POST-HASTE</u> (too sophisticated a name Krost said) and
<u>GRASS ROOTS</u>. The other fellow played part of the first and all of
the second with me - and liked the 2nd better. Krost said
both were too complicated. Actually he wants children's games
that an adult might possibly play. He said he'd like a
word <u>GAME</u>. He said that there is a lot of money in the field
with only a few people cashing in on it, but it is not easy to
get passed [past] all the hurdles. Phil said he could come up with
more <s>GA</s> games like (<u>FREEWORD</u> <s>but will wa</s>, etc. - but not
necessarily this one) but will want some more. Don't seem
in a hurry.
<u>Phil</u> told me that <u>Jed Gaines</u> wants me to go over Phil's
game of <u>REALM</u> and tighten it up. I'll get 3¢  a game royalty.
One reason he wants me to do this is to get me involved in
"Gamut of Games."
<u>Earl Perel</u> and <u>Claude</u> here for supper. Played new version of
<u>FUN CITY</u>. Constantly changing the power rating of the
Factions was a nuisance because there were always a num-
ber of them in the same position.
Claude brought along <u>SPLIT PERSONALITY</u> but, because of too much
eating and some fighting between me and BB, we never got the <br>
(cont. on 9/14)