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10/15
<br>16 MONDAY - OCTOBER 1972
<br>U. S. MINT ESTABLISHED 1786 - 290TH DAY - 76 DAYS TO COME


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Sent check <s>with</s> for $2.00 and following message on
small P.E. Stationary - "Please find enclosed a check for
$2.00 in payment for your <u>POFORA CHART FOOTBALL GAME</u>
(also <u>BASEBALL</u> & <u>BASKETBALL</u> played with regular cards)
as advertised in ''College Football Magazine''. (see 9/25.)
Sent check for $2.50 and following message on small P.E. station-
ery [stationary] -" I am enclosing a check for $2.50 in payment for a copy of your
game <u>SHACKLES</u>, as advertised in New York Magazine. I realize that
this ad ran some time ago, but it was just called to my attention.
I hope that the game is still available. If you publish any other
games I would be interested in learning about them." (see 9/29.)
Before writing letter checked info and got telephone number
[phone number]. Called and it was a piano tuner with a machine to
leave a message. Didn't.
Also enclosed a Simulations Pub. card - with home address stamped on.
Called <u>Jack Davis</u>. He had called me to see if the <u>''BOOK WORLD''</u>
review of <u>EVADE</u> was out yet. Told him I'd call him as
soon as I received word on it myself.
He still hasn't gotten <u>IMAGE</u> back from the photographer. He
saw a row of them in Brentanos, which made him angry.
Called <u>Eve Auchincloss</u> (about <u>STRATO TAC-TICS</u>). Not in and I
left word for her to call me. She didn't.
Called <u>Fred Feucht</u>. He's also busy this week. I'll call him
on Friday and we'll set up a date next week to show him
what I've done with the boards. He may do some art work on
them before setting up something with M.B. [Milton Bradley] <br>
Called <u>Jim Dunnigan</u> to check if my deadline had been moved up.
He said that if Red had told me a week later was O.K.,
then it was.
<u>Herb Hochstetter</u> called. He is out of the hospital and feeling
good. He asked if I was ready for a meeting with <u>Lee
Krost</u> about Post cereals.  I told him that next week will
be better for me. He call Krost and get back to me. <br>
I was concerned about <u>TAKE-A-WORD</u>. Called <u>Phil</u> but got
the "Gamut of Games" answering service. Left word for him
to call me back. He didn't.
To get out of the <u>TAKE-A-WORD</u> dilemma, I thought up a
new game - <u>ADD-A-LETTER</u>. Used 54 letters and a board
with room for 2 - three letter, 2 - four letter, 2 - five letter,
and 1 - six letter word. The tiles are turned face down.
The first played picks two letters. If he can start a word
of any of the lengths he puts them at the left in the spaces
and scores 1 point, as shown on the board. If not he
puts the letters next to the board. From then on players
draw one letter. They can use this and/or any letter(s)
on the table to extend a word or start a new one-
(cont. on 10/15)