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10/12
<br>20 FRIDAY - OCTOBER 1972
<br> 294TH DAY - 72 DAYS TO COME


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Rcd. [received] a letter from <u>P. R. Vein</u> concerning his game <u>HEXA-GO</u>.
(see 5/31 and 6/12.)
Call from <u>Herb Hochstetter</u>. Date <s>with</s> at Grey Advertising
coming Monday at 3 P.M.
Called <u>Red Simonsen</u>. It's O.K. if my column is in next Thurs. [Thursday] or Fri. [Friday].
Called <u>Phil Orbanes</u>. Spoke to <u>Jed Gaines</u> first. He is sorry that
he didn't get a chance to come here when <u>Joel</u> came. He'll
come sometime after the first of the year when we are both
less busy.
<u>Jed</u> is very enthusiastic about Phil's <u>CARTEL</u> (<u>CONGLOMERATES</u>)
and wants to play it at least once a week. He is not that
crazy about <u>BRIDGETTE</u> or <u>MYWORD!</u> since he is not a card
or a word game enthusiast. I repeated that <u>BRIDGETTE</u> is the
best 2-hand <u>BRIDGE</u> game I have ever seen, and that <u>MYWORD!</u>
is surprisingly interesting. Jed asked if I had rcd. [received] the
games he had seen me. Yes. And would I like more copies.
Yes - some more of <u>MYWORD!</u>
Spoke to Phil and date at Gray Advertising is O.K. with him.
I <s>He spoke to</s> asked him if it was necessary to have
the rules written out. He does for his games, but it is
O.K. to wait to see their reaction.
He spoke to <u>Carl Eisenberg</u> about the contract. I will get
$250 as an advance. Phil owes some more so that his advance
will go for that. We will be responsible for infringement
suits. I didn't like that but Phil said that Carl has always
been honest with him. I pointed out that Piet Hein has a
reputation for trying to go after people for infringement
and he did <u>HEX</u>. Phil said that his new arrangement with
the <u>BRIDGES</u> makes it a completely different game. Also
we can assign the contracts to I-Q; in <s>payment</s> return for
the percentage we give to I-Q it assumes the risk. His
lawyer says it is legal, and Carl even suggested doing it.
He asked if I had done the rearrangement of <u>CONNECITONS</u>,
or rather <u>MISSING LINK</u>. No, but actually he said I can have
several more weeks since it is for the second batch.
Instead of 5% on the actual wholesale we will get 4¢
a game regardless of their actual price. We will be paid
3 times a year.
A lawyer, "<u>David Rice</u>," has been dropping in. He loves <u>ACQUIRE</u>,
<u>BAZAAR</u>, <u>MONAD</u>, and <u>SLEUTH</u> - the only good 3M games. I
remember that I met him once but can't remember
where. He mentioned to Phil that he has met me, and would
like to see my collection.
Called <u>Fred Feucht</u> to try to set up an appointment Monday.
When he didn't call back, tried again. Not in today. She'll
have him call me early Monday.
Inked in remainder of <u>AIR BATTLE</u>, after erasing blots. Came out
O.K. Inked in <u>SWORDSMAN</u>.
(cont. on 10/12)